North Watford and Garston
| Name | Faith | Type | Opened | Intake | DCSF number | Ofsted number | Web | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alban Wood | – | Primary | 30 | 3981 | 134685 | W | 51°41′50″N 0°24′01″W / 51.6972°N 0.4003°W / 51.6972; -0.4003 (Alban Wood Primary School) | |
| Beechfield | – | Primary | 30 | 2020 | 117094 | W | 51°40′33″N 0°24′27″W / 51.6759°N 0.4076°W / 51.6759; -0.4076 (Beechfield Primary School) | |
| Berrygrove | – | Primary | 2005 | 90 | 3980 | 134684 | W | 51°41′00″N 0°23′07″W / 51.6834°N 0.3854°W / 51.6834; -0.3854 (Berrygrove Primary School) |
| Cassiobury | – | Infants | 1968 | 60 | 2354 | 117293 | W | 51°40′01″N 0°25′19″W / 51.6670°N 0.4220°W / 51.6670; -0.4220 (Cassiobury Infant and Nursery School) |
| Junior | 2132 | 117167 | W | 51°40′06″N 0°25′21″W / 51.6684°N 0.4225°W / 51.6684; -0.4225 (Cassiobury Junior School) | ||||
| Cherry Tree | – | Primary | 30 | 2432 | 117339 | W | 51°40′53″N 0°24′14″W / 51.6815°N 0.4040°W / 51.6815; -0.4040 (Cherry Tree Primary School) | |
| Coates Way | – | JMI | 1972 | 30 | 2433 | 117340 | W | 51°41′40″N 0°22′45″W / 51.6945°N 0.3793°W / 51.6945; -0.3793 (Coates Way JMI School) |
| Holy Rood | RC | Primary | 1885 | 60 | 3985 | 127416 | W | 51°40′53″N 0°25′33″W / 51.6814°N 0.4258°W / 51.6814; -0.4258 (Holy Rood Catholic Primary School) |
| Kingsway | – | Infants | 1938 | 60 | 2395 | 117317 | W | 51°41′19″N 0°24′27″W / 51.6887°N 0.4076°W / 51.6887; -0.4076 (Kingsway Infant School) |
| Junior | 2133 | 117168 | W | 51°41′20″N 0°24′22″W / 51.6888°N 0.4060°W / 51.6888; -0.4060 (Kingsway Junior School) | ||||
| Knutsford | – | Primary | 1939 | 60 | 2130 | 117165 | W | 51°40′15″N 0°23′13″W / 51.6708°N 0.3870°W / 51.6708; -0.3870 (Knutsford Primary School) |
| Leavesden Green | – | JMI | 30 | 2407 | 117324 | W | 51°41′32″N 0°24′31″W / 51.6921°N 0.4085°W / 51.6921; -0.4085 (Leavesden Green JMI School) | |
| Nascot Wood | – | Infants | 1971 | 60 | 2991 | 117374 | W | 51°40′14″N 0°24′33″W / 51.6705°N 0.4092°W / 51.6705; -0.4092 (Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School) |
| Junior | 2389 | 117311 | W | 51°40′13″N 0°24′38″W / 51.6703°N 0.4106°W / 51.6703; -0.4106 (Nascot Wood Junior School) | ||||
| Orchard | – | Primary | 1958 | 30 | 2115 | 117155 | W | 51°40′50″N 0°24′48″W / 51.6805°N 0.4132°W / 51.6805; -0.4132 (Orchard Primary School) |
| Parkgate | – | Infants | 1907 | 60 | 2126 | 117163 | W | 51°40′42″N 0°23′30″W / 51.6783°N 0.3917°W / 51.6783; -0.3917 (Parkgate Infants and Nursery School) |
| Junior | 2125 | 117162 | W | 51°40′30″N 0°23′37″W / 51.6750°N 0.3936°W / 51.6750; -0.3936 (Parkgate Junior School) |
The Watford school board also built two schools (both since closed) in North Watford: a Callowland Boys' School (1892, 51°40′08″N 0°23′57″W / 51.6689°N 0.3991°W / 51.6689; -0.3991 (Callowland School (closed))) and Alexandra Mixed School (1901, 51°40′22″N 0°24′01″W / 51.6727°N 0.4002°W / 51.6727; -0.4002 (Alexandra School (closed))). The higher elementary department of Alexandra School later became a secondary modern school in Bushey, the other predecessor of Queens' School.
Berrygrove Primary School replaced Meriden Primary, Garston Infants and Lea Farm Junior (formerly Garston Junior) Schools.
The Cassiobury schools lie within the affluent Cassiobury estate, and are heavily oversubscribed, with 4 applicants per place. The junior school has the highest Key Stage 2 results in Watford, and half of the pupils typically go on to Watford Grammar School for Boys and Watford Grammar School for Girls. The schools' badge features an earl's coronet over the arms of the Capell family (Earls of Essex), owners of the original Cassiobury, which included the site of the modern estate.
Holy Rood Catholic Primary School is the oldest Roman Catholic school in Watford, started by the Dominican sisters as St Vincent's, a board school in Beechen Grove. In 1893 the school moved to a new building (now Grade II listed) adjacent to Holy Rood church in central Watford, taking its new name from the church in 1896. It taught pupils up to the age of 14 until the opening of St. Michael's Catholic High School in 1955, when it became a primary school. After many decades of overcrowding, the school moved to its present site in 1969.
Knutsford Primary School lost its original school building in a fire in November 1999. After three years in temporary accommodation in the school fields, the school moved into a new building on the original site in 2002. The school is oversubscribed, with 3.5 applicants per place.
The Nascot Wood schools, within the affluent Nascot Wood area, are the most oversubscribed in Watford, with nearly 5 applicants for each place. The area was formerly part of the Cassiobury Park estate of the Earls of Essex. The school badge, an earl's coronet over a monogram "SX", was the mark of the 5th Earl, George Capell-Coningsby (1757–1839).
Parkgate Junior School was originally a boys' school, becoming mixed in August 1921.
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