Chater Junior School
Addiscombe Road, Watford, WD18 0WN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rajneet Khindey
- Constituency
- Watford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 237
- URN
- 117158
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01923446686
About this school
Chater Junior School is a community primary school in Watford. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 237 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Chater Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 53% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 22% | 10% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 58% | 85% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 68% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 75% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Chater Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hertfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 239 |
| 2023/24 | 235 |
| 2024/25 | 241 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chater Junior School compares
Chater Junior School ranked 195th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 5.6% | 15.4% | 237 | — |
| Chater Infant School | — | 6.4% | 13.4% | 223 | 0.2 miles |
| Watford St John's Church of England Primary School | 67% | 4.1% | 12.2% | 401 | 0.4 miles |
| Central Primary School | 69% | 5.4% | 22.9% | 399 | 0.5 miles |
| Field Junior School | 85% | 4.6% | 24.1% | 244 | 0.5 miles |
| Watford Field School (Infant & Nursery) | — | 6.3% | 9.2% | 231 | 0.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.35%
- English as an additional language
- 63.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.59%
- Persistent absence
- 12.6%
Location
Nearby schools
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Chater Infant School0.2 miles
Primary · Watford
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Watford St John's Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Watford
-
Central Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Watford
-
Field Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Watford
-
Watford Field School (Infant & Nursery)0.5 miles
Primary · Watford
Other schools in Watford
Chater Junior School ranks 22nd of the 29 ranked primary schools in Watford.
- Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Ascot Road Primary School Primary
- Beechfield School Primary
- Bromet Primary School Primary
- Cassiobury Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Cassiobury Junior School Primary
- Central Primary School Primary
- Chater Infant School Primary
- Cherry Tree Primary School Primary
- Coates Way JMI and Nursery School Primary
- Field Junior School Primary
- Greenfields Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Chater Junior School teach?
- Chater Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Watford.
- Who is the headteacher of Chater Junior School?
- The headteacher of Chater Junior School is Mrs Rajneet Khindey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Chater Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chater Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Chater Junior School?
- Chater Junior School has 237 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Chater Junior School full?
- Chater Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 237 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Chater Junior School a faith school?
- No. Chater Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Chater Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Chater Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Chater Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chater Junior School compare with other schools in Hertfordshire?
- Chater Junior School ranked 195th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chater Junior School's absence rate?
- Chater Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chater Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chater Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.