Watford Grammar School for Girls
Lady's Close, Watford, WD18 0AE
1,427 pupils · 109% of 1,310 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- WATFORD GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 7.2%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 5 March 2024, published 24 April 2024. 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 | 68.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 83.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 91.3% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 75.5% |
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 — 1.77 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 203 | 359 | 817 | 203 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 208 | 340 | 849 | 208 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 206 | 345 | 846 | 206 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 207 | 379 | 843 | 207 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 207 | 370 | 852 | 207 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 207 | 428 | 924 | 207 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 210 | 383 | 826 | 210 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 209 | 338 | 821 | 209 |
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
- Watford Grammar School for Boys 1.2 km · Most areas: Exceptional (2026)
- Westfield Academy 1.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
- The Grange Academy 2.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Queens' School 2.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Croxley Danes School 2.4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Bushey Meads School 3.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
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.