Ascot Road Primary School
Ascot Road, Watford, WD18 8AD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- DANES EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Natalie Beere
- Sponsor
- St Clement Danes School
- Constituency
- Watford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 391
- URN
- 140956
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01923801559
About this school
Ascot Road Primary School is a primary academy in Watford. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 391 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ascot Road Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 | 59 | 59 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 42% | 41% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 5% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 61% | 64% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 53% | 47% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 58% | 63% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 100.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 99.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.30 | - | - |
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 Ascot Road 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 | 42% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 41% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 380 |
| 2023/24 | 385 |
| 2024/25 | 383 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ascot Road Primary School compares
Ascot Road Primary School ranked 86th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 7.7% | 22.7% | 391 | — |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School | 61% | 4.6% | 11.4% | 448 | 0.2 miles |
| Willow Tree Primary School | — | — | — | 185 | 0.4 miles |
| Laurance Haines School | 70% | 5.1% | 18.2% | 463 | 0.7 miles |
| Chater Infant School | — | 6.4% | 13.4% | 223 | 0.7 miles |
| Malvern Way Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.8% | 6% | 240 | 0.8 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.
Inspection history
- 14 May 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report3 February 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.72%
- English as an additional language
- 46.5%
- Overall absence
- 7.67%
- Persistent absence
- 25.75%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Watford
-
Willow Tree Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Watford
-
Laurance Haines School0.7 miles
Primary · Watford
-
Chater Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Watford
-
Malvern Way Infant and Nursery School0.8 miles
Primary · Rickmansworth
Other schools in Watford
Ascot Road Primary School ranks 7th of the 29 ranked primary schools in Watford.
- Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery 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
- Greenfields Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Ascot Road Primary School teach?
- Ascot Road Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Watford.
- Who is the headteacher of Ascot Road Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ascot Road Primary School is Mrs Natalie Beere, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ascot Road Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ascot Road 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 many pupils are at Ascot Road Primary School?
- Ascot Road Primary School has 391 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Ascot Road Primary School full?
- Ascot Road Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 391 on roll (93%), 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 Ascot Road Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ascot Road Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ascot Road Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ascot Road Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Ascot Road Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Ascot Road Primary School is part of DANES EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ascot Road Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 42% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ascot Road Primary School compare with other schools in Hertfordshire?
- Ascot Road Primary School ranked 86th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ascot Road Primary School's absence rate?
- Ascot Road Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ascot Road Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ascot Road 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 1 July 2026.