Watford Grammar School for Boys
Rickmansworth Road, Watford, WD18 7JF
1,590 pupils · 106% of 1,496 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- WATFORD GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOR BOYS
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 6.5%
Ofsted
Exceptional (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Exceptional |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Exceptional |
| Achievement | Exceptional |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Exceptional |
| Leadership and governance | Exceptional |
| Post-16 | Exceptional |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 14 April 2026, published 7 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 68.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 83.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 90.5% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 95.9% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.88 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 211 | 396 | 953 | 211 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 215 | 387 | 929 | 215 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 214 | 363 | 935 | 214 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 221 | 355 | 867 | 221 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 208 | 361 | 910 | 208 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 213 | 379 | 975 | 213 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 215 | 368 | 821 | 215 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 213 | 396 | 929 | 213 |
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
- Westfield Academy 0.9 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Watford Grammar School for Girls 1.2 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Croxley Danes School 1.2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Rickmansworth School 3.1 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Queens' School 3.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- The Grange Academy 3.2 km · No overall grade (2024)
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.