Nascot Wood Junior School
Nascot Wood Road, Watford, WD17 4YS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Christina Singh
- Constituency
- Watford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 240
- URN
- 117311
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01923238784
About this school
Nascot Wood Junior School is a community primary school in Watford. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 240 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- 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 | 59 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 92% | 78% | 88% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 27% | 23% |
| Expected standard in reading | 97% | 93% | 98% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 81% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 97% | 90% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111.0 | 110.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 111.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.90 | - | - |
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 Nascot Wood 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 | 92% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 88% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 240 |
| 2023/24 | 240 |
| 2024/25 | 240 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Nascot Wood Junior School compares
Nascot Wood Junior School ranked 6th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 96% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 88% | 4.5% | 11.7% | 240 | — |
| Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School | — | 3.7% | 2.2% | 202 | 0.1 miles |
| Beechfield School | 72% | 6.2% | 24.6% | 444 | 0.4 miles |
| Cassiobury Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.2% | 3.4% | 310 | 0.5 miles |
| Cassiobury Junior School | 77% | 4.4% | 5.6% | 359 | 0.5 miles |
| Lanchester Primary School | 73% | 5.5% | 15% | 298 | 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)
- 11.67%
- English as an additional language
- 56.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.46%
- Persistent absence
- 8.13%
Location
Nearby schools
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Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School0.1 miles
Primary · Watford
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Beechfield School0.4 miles
Primary · Watford
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Cassiobury Infant and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Watford
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Cassiobury Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Watford
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Lanchester Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Watford
Other schools in Watford
Nascot Wood Junior School ranks 1st 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 Nascot Wood Junior School teach?
- Nascot Wood Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Watford.
- Who is the headteacher of Nascot Wood Junior School?
- The headteacher of Nascot Wood Junior School is Mrs Christina Singh, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Nascot Wood Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Nascot Wood 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 big is Nascot Wood Junior School?
- Nascot Wood Junior School has 240 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Nascot Wood Junior School full?
- Nascot Wood Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 240 on roll (100%), 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 Nascot Wood Junior School a faith school?
- No. Nascot Wood Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Nascot Wood Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Nascot Wood Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Nascot Wood Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 92% in 2022/23 and 88% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Nascot Wood Junior School rank locally?
- Nascot Wood Junior School ranked 6th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 96% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Nascot Wood Junior School's absence rate?
- Nascot Wood Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Nascot Wood Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Nascot Wood 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.