Chessbrook Education Support Centre
Tolpits Lane, Watford, WD18 6LJ
- Phase
- Local authority maintained schools
- School type
- Pupil referral unit
- Ages
- 5 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Steve McShannon
- Constituency
- Watford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 7
- URN
- 130349
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01923212025
About this school
Chessbrook Education Support Centre is a special school in Watford. It teaches children aged 5 to 16 and has 7 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Chessbrook Education Support Centre, 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 7 February 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. 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 Chessbrook Education Support Centre has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7 |
| 2023/24 | 5 |
| 2024/25 | 8 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25%
- English as an additional language
- 25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Nisai Virtual Academy Ltd1.0 miles
Other types · Watford
-
Merchant Taylors' School1.0 miles
Independent schools · Northwood
-
Merchant Taylors' Prep School1.4 miles
Independent schools · Rickmansworth
-
Colnbrook School1.7 miles
Special schools · Watford
-
Longwood School1.8 miles
Independent schools · Bushey
Other schools in Watford
- Colnbrook School Special schools
- Garston Manor School Special schools
- Nisai Virtual Academy Ltd Other types
- Kingswood Nursery School Nursery
- Oxhey Nursery School Nursery
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does Chessbrook Education Support Centre teach?
- Chessbrook Education Support Centre teaches children aged 5 to 16. It is a special school in Watford.
- Who is the headteacher of Chessbrook Education Support Centre?
- The headteacher of Chessbrook Education Support Centre is Mr Steve McShannon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Chessbrook Education Support Centre been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chessbrook Education Support Centre, 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 Chessbrook Education Support Centre?
- Chessbrook Education Support Centre has 7 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 16.
- Is Chessbrook Education Support Centre a faith school?
- No. Chessbrook Education Support Centre has no designated religious character.
- Does Chessbrook Education Support Centre publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Chessbrook Education Support Centre. 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 6 July 2026.