Knutsford Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Watford, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.52 miles
Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Knutsford Primary Academy is a primary school in Watford, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 11 January 2023. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Knutsford Primary Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.52 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.53 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.53 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.46 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.53 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.42 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.52 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.41 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.52 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.40 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 0.30 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.24 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Among children for whom it was the nearest school, the last offered a 2026 Reception place lived 0.52 miles away, about the same as in 2025.
- Since 2015 that distance has moved further out, with sharp swings between some years, the biggest from 2017 to 2018.
- Reception 2026 drew 69 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 53 offers went to first-choice families and 16 first-choice families (23%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 72% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 8% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hertfordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Balmoral Road, Watford, WD24 7ER
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 438 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 11 January 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils speak with pride about their school and appreciate the wide range of experiences they have access to.”
- “Pupils enjoy the chance to explore their wider interests outside of class.”
- “Pupils are taught to be considerate of each other and to have empathy and respect for their peers.”
To improve
- “However, there is some minor variation in the expertise of staff in order to support children to make maximum progress.”
- “This leads to occasions where adults do not extend children’s learning as much as they might.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 March 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 72% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 69 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 53 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.
- Parkgate Junior School 0.4 mi School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
- Parkgate Infants' and Nursery School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Highwood Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- The Grove Academy 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Beechfield School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Watford St John's Church of England Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Nascot Wood Junior School 1.0 mi Outstanding
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