Chater Infant School
Chater Infant School, Southsea Avenue, Watford, WD18 7RD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Amrit Bal-Richards
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Watford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 212
- Pupils on roll
- 223
- URN
- 117159
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01923221060
About this school
Chater Infant School is a community primary school in Watford. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 223 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 3 July 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good and saw signs of improvement; a full inspection will follow. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How Chater Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 221 |
| 2023/24 | 227 |
| 2024/25 | 227 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chater Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.4% | 13.4% | 223 | — |
| Chater Junior School | 63% | 5.6% | 15.4% | 237 | 0.2 miles |
| Lanchester Primary School | 73% | 5.5% | 15% | 298 | 0.5 miles |
| Laurance Haines School | 70% | 5.1% | 18.2% | 463 | 0.5 miles |
| Watford St John's Church of England Primary School | 67% | 4.1% | 12.2% | 401 | 0.6 miles |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School | 61% | 4.6% | 11.4% | 448 | 0.7 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)
- 13.41%
- English as an additional language
- 96.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.37%
- Persistent absence
- 14.84%
Location
Nearby schools
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Chater Junior School0.2 miles
Primary · Watford
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Lanchester Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Watford
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Laurance Haines School0.5 miles
Primary · Watford
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Watford St John's Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Watford
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St Anthony's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Watford
Other 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 Junior 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 year groups does Chater Infant School teach?
- Chater Infant School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Watford.
- Who is the headteacher of Chater Infant School?
- The headteacher of Chater Infant School is Mrs Amrit Bal-Richards, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Chater Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chater Infant 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 big is Chater Infant School?
- Chater Infant School has 223 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Chater Infant School full?
- Chater Infant School has capacity for 212 pupils and 223 on roll (105%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Chater Infant School a faith school?
- No. Chater Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Chater Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Chater Infant School as having nursery classes.
- What is Chater Infant School's absence rate?
- Chater Infant School's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Chater Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Chater Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.