Watford Grammar School for Boys

State-Funded School

watford-grammar-school-for-boys-hertfordshire-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

HertfordshireLocal Authority

WatfordConstituency

WD18 7JFPostcode

9.9

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

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

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,590 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 14 Apr 2026 · published 7 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Exceptional
Curriculum and teaching
Exceptional
Achievement
Exceptional
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Exceptional
Post-16 provision
Exceptional
Leadership and governance
Exceptional

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 68.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 83.3%
EBacc average point score: 6.8

Ethnicity

White

19%

Asian

62%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,590

Total Pupils

100%Boys

0%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

23%

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: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,590
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
1 Dec 2021	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
19 Oct 2006	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.