Watford Field School (Infant & Nursery)
Neal Street, Watford, WD18 0WF
231 pupils · 96% of 240 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Free school meals
- 10.1%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 12 May 2026, published 21 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.17 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 59 | 69 | 154 | 59 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 59 | 75 | 174 | 59 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 60 | 151 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 70 | 181 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 57 | 157 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 58 | 64 | 163 | 58 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 59 | 66 | 194 | 59 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 55 | 181 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Field Junior School 0 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Central Primary School 0.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Chater Junior School 0.8 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Bromet Primary School 0.9 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Laurance Haines School 1 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Bushey and Oxhey Infant School 1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.