Future Academies Watford

State-Funded School

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East of EnglandRegion

HertfordshireLocal Authority

WatfordConstituency

WD25 7HWPostcode

2.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Future Academies Watford is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Hertfordshire, East of England.

It currently serves 1,060 pupils. Future Academies Watford is part of Future Academies.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 39.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 32.1%
EBacc average point score: 3.69

Ethnicity

White

68%

Asian

10%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,060

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

33%

England average

27%

First language not English

22%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,060
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Future Academies

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
11 Jun 2025	Outstanding	Good	Outstanding	Good	Not judged
7 Nov 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
9 May 2019	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.