Oxhey Wood Primary School
Oxhey Drive, South Oxhey, Watford, WD19 7SL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- AGORA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mrs Mikki Caplan
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Agora Learning Partnership
- Constituency
- South West Hertfordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 387
- URN
- 144906
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084284828
About this school
Oxhey Wood Primary School is a primary academy in Watford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 387 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 13 January 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 43 | 47 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 72% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 6% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 81% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 85% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 85% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.10 | - | - |
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 Oxhey Wood 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 | 74% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 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 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 367 |
| 2023/24 | 377 |
| 2024/25 | 396 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oxhey Wood Primary School compares
Oxhey Wood Primary School ranked 90th 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 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 6.1% | 31.7% | 387 | — |
| Warren Dell Primary School | 73% | 5.5% | 27.5% | 264 | 0.3 miles |
| St Joseph Catholic Primary School | 68% | 4.8% | 14.8% | 239 | 0.3 miles |
| Woodhall Primary School | 39% | 5.6% | 41.6% | 76 | 0.4 miles |
| Greenfields Primary School | 67% | 6.7% | 24.1% | 212 | 0.5 miles |
| St Meryl School | 57% | 4.9% | 11.4% | 219 | 0.7 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)
- 31.69%
- English as an additional language
- 55.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.1%
- Persistent absence
- 15%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Warren Dell Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Watford
-
St Joseph Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Watford
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Woodhall Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Watford
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Greenfields Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Watford
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St Meryl School0.7 miles
Primary · Watford
Other schools in Watford
Oxhey Wood Primary School ranks 8th 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 Oxhey Wood Primary School teach?
- Oxhey Wood Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Watford.
- Who is the headteacher of Oxhey Wood Primary School?
- The headteacher of Oxhey Wood Primary School is Mrs Mikki Caplan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Oxhey Wood Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oxhey Wood 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 Oxhey Wood Primary School?
- Oxhey Wood Primary School has 387 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Oxhey Wood Primary School full?
- Oxhey Wood Primary School has capacity for 480 pupils and 387 on roll (81%), 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 Oxhey Wood Primary School a faith school?
- No. Oxhey Wood Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Oxhey Wood Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Oxhey Wood Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Oxhey Wood Primary School?
- Oxhey Wood Primary School is part of AGORA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Oxhey Wood Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 74% 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 Oxhey Wood Primary School rank locally?
- Oxhey Wood Primary School ranked 90th 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 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Oxhey Wood Primary School's absence rate?
- Oxhey Wood Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oxhey Wood Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oxhey Wood 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 10 July 2026.