Bromet Primary School
Oxhey Road, Watford, WD19 4SG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- AGORA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Miss Rebecca Whiteman
- Sponsor
- Agora Learning Partnership
- Constituency
- Watford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 280
- Pupils on roll
- 270
- URN
- 144908
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01923481310
About this school
Bromet Primary School is a primary academy in Watford. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 270 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bromet 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 39 | 40 | 40 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 80% | 85% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 23% | 18% | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 83% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 88% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 83% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.50 | - | - |
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 Bromet 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 | 64% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 85% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 275 |
| 2023/24 | 274 |
| 2024/25 | 274 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bromet Primary School compares
Bromet Primary School ranked 20th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 85% | 4.4% | 8.8% | 270 | — |
| Bushey and Oxhey Infant School | — | 5.7% | 3% | 176 | 0.5 miles |
| Field Junior School | 85% | 4.6% | 24.1% | 244 | 0.6 miles |
| Watford Field School (Infant & Nursery) | — | 6.3% | 9.2% | 231 | 0.6 miles |
| Bushey Manor Junior School | 68% | 3.8% | 9.2% | 235 | 0.7 miles |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery | 77% | 4.5% | 6.3% | 346 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.76%
- English as an additional language
- 33.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.37%
- Persistent absence
- 6.53%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bushey and Oxhey Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Bushey
-
Field Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Watford
-
Watford Field School (Infant & Nursery)0.6 miles
Primary · Watford
-
Bushey Manor Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Bushey
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery0.7 miles
Primary · Bushey
Other schools in Watford
Bromet Primary School ranks 2nd of the 29 ranked primary schools in Watford.
- Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Ascot Road Primary School Primary
- Beechfield 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 Bromet Primary School teach?
- Bromet Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Watford.
- Who is the headteacher of Bromet Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bromet Primary School is Miss Rebecca Whiteman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bromet Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bromet 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 Bromet Primary School?
- Bromet Primary School has 270 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Bromet Primary School full?
- Bromet Primary School has capacity for 280 pupils and 270 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bromet Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bromet Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bromet Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bromet Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Bromet Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Bromet 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 Bromet Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 85% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bromet Primary School compare with other schools in Hertfordshire?
- Bromet Primary School ranked 20th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bromet Primary School's absence rate?
- Bromet Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bromet Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bromet 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 15 July 2026.