Woodhall Primary School
Woodhall Lane, South Oxhey, Watford, WD19 6QX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Acting Headteacher
- Miss Michelle Lake
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- South West Hertfordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 250
- Pupils on roll
- 76
- URN
- 117194
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084283447
About this school
Woodhall Primary School is a community primary school in Watford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 76 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- 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 | 20 | 22 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 35% | 41% | 39% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 55% | 55% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 55% | 50% | 61% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 50% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 101.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.50 | - | - |
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 Woodhall Primary 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 | 35% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 41% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 39% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 125 |
| 2023/24 | 106 |
| 2024/25 | 95 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woodhall Primary School compares
Woodhall Primary School ranked 312th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% 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 | 39% | 5.6% | 41.6% | 76 | — |
| Oxhey Wood Primary School | 75% | 6.1% | 31.7% | 387 | 0.4 miles |
| Greenfields Primary School | 67% | 6.7% | 24.1% | 212 | 0.5 miles |
| St Meryl School | 57% | 4.9% | 11.4% | 219 | 0.6 miles |
| Warren Dell Primary School | 73% | 5.5% | 27.5% | 264 | 0.6 miles |
| Grimsdyke School | 87% | 3.9% | 7.2% | 625 | 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)
- 41.57%
- English as an additional language
- 36.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.56%
- Persistent absence
- 15%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oxhey Wood Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Watford
-
Greenfields Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Watford
-
St Meryl School0.6 miles
Primary · Watford
-
Warren Dell Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Watford
-
Grimsdyke School0.7 miles
Primary · Pinner
Other schools in Watford
Woodhall Primary School ranks 29th 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
- Chater Junior School Primary
- Cherry Tree Primary School Primary
- Coates Way JMI and Nursery School Primary
- Field Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Woodhall Primary School teach?
- Woodhall Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Watford.
- Who is the acting headteacher of Woodhall Primary School?
- The acting headteacher of Woodhall Primary School is Miss Michelle Lake, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Woodhall Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodhall Primary 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 Woodhall Primary School?
- Woodhall Primary School has 76 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Woodhall Primary School full?
- Woodhall Primary School has capacity for 250 pupils and 76 on roll (30%), so it has space against 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 Woodhall Primary School a faith school?
- No. Woodhall Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Woodhall Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Woodhall Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Woodhall Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 35% in 2022/23 and 39% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Woodhall Primary School rank locally?
- Woodhall Primary School ranked 312th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% 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 Woodhall Primary School's absence rate?
- Woodhall Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woodhall Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodhall Primary 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.