Secondary
Watford Grammar School for Boys
Rickmansworth Road, Watford, WD18 7JF
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Boys
- Pupils
- 1590 of 1496 places
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Religious character
- Yes
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- WATFORD GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOR BOYS
- Diocese
- Diocese is not trustees
Ofsted
Last inspected April 2026
- AchievementExceptional
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingExceptional
- InclusionExceptional
- Leadership and governanceExceptional
- Sixth formExceptional
- Personal development and wellbeingExceptional
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
October 2021
Previous framework
Outstanding
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Leadership and governanceOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Sixth formOutstanding
GCSE results
83%
68.9
1st of 6 by our score, among the secondary schools in Watford we can score - 7 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 68.9 |
| EBacc average point score | 6.8 |
| Entered the EBacc | 96% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 91% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 83% |
| A level average points per entry | 39.56 |
| A level students | 245 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 89% |
| 22/23 | 91% |
| 23/24 | 85% |
| 24/25 | 83% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 43.2 |
| 22/23 | 40.1 |
| 23/24 | 42.0 |
| 24/25 | 39.6 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.80 |
| 22/23 | +0.75 |
| 23/24 | +0.72 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 69.9 |
| 22/23 | 68.8 |
| 23/24 | 66.5 |
| 24/25 | 68.9 |
Rickmansworth Road, Watford, WD18 7JF
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Hertfordshire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headmaster
- Ian Cooksey
- Address
- Rickmansworth Road, Watford, WD18 7JF
- Telephone
- 01923208900