Laurance Haines School
Vicarage Road, Watford, WD18 0DD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- INCLUSIVE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jo Ball
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Watford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 463
- URN
- 143603
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01923233146
About this school
Laurance Haines School is a primary academy in Watford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 463 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 5 March 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 58 | 58 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 62% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 5% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 71% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 74% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 76% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - | - |
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 Laurance Haines 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 | 66% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 463 |
| 2023/24 | 468 |
| 2024/25 | 468 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Laurance Haines School compares
Laurance Haines School ranked 129th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 5.1% | 18.2% | 463 | — |
| Willow Tree Primary School | — | — | — | 185 | 0.5 miles |
| Chater Infant School | — | 6.4% | 13.4% | 223 | 0.5 miles |
| Chater Junior School | 63% | 5.6% | 15.4% | 237 | 0.5 miles |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School | 61% | 4.6% | 11.4% | 448 | 0.5 miles |
| Field Junior School | 85% | 4.6% | 24.1% | 244 | 0.6 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)
- 18.18%
- English as an additional language
- 67.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.06%
- Persistent absence
- 13.14%
Location
Nearby schools
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Willow Tree Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Watford
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Chater Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Watford
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Chater Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Watford
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St Anthony's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Watford
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Field Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Watford
Other schools in Watford
Laurance Haines School ranks 16th 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 Laurance Haines School teach?
- Laurance Haines School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Watford.
- Who is the headteacher of Laurance Haines School?
- The headteacher of Laurance Haines School is Mrs Jo Ball, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Laurance Haines School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Laurance Haines 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 Laurance Haines School?
- Laurance Haines School has 463 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Laurance Haines School full?
- Laurance Haines School has capacity for 420 pupils and 463 on roll (110%), 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 Laurance Haines School a faith school?
- No. Laurance Haines School has no designated religious character.
- Does Laurance Haines School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Laurance Haines School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Laurance Haines School?
- Laurance Haines School is part of INCLUSIVE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Laurance Haines School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Laurance Haines School rank locally?
- Laurance Haines School ranked 129th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Laurance Haines School's absence rate?
- Laurance Haines School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Laurance Haines School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Laurance Haines 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 10 July 2026.