Secondary
Watford Grammar School for Girls
Lady's Close, Watford, WD18 0AE
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Girls
- Pupils
- 1427 of 1310 places
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Religious character
- Yes
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- WATFORD GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
- Diocese
- Diocese is not trustees
Ofsted
Last inspected March 2024
Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Leadership and governanceOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Sixth formOutstanding
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
83%
68.2
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 | 68.2 |
| EBacc average point score | 6.38 |
| Entered the EBacc | 76% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 91% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 83% |
| A level average points per entry | 39.47 |
| A level students | 204 |
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 | 88% |
| 22/23 | 86% |
| 23/24 | 81% |
| 24/25 | 83% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 44.0 |
| 22/23 | 38.9 |
| 23/24 | 40.0 |
| 24/25 | 39.5 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.90 |
| 22/23 | +0.70 |
| 23/24 | +0.74 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 73.0 |
| 22/23 | 67.6 |
| 23/24 | 66.9 |
| 24/25 | 68.2 |
Lady's Close, Watford, WD18 0AE
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
- Headmistress
- Sylvia Tai
- Address
- Lady's Close, Watford, WD18 0AE
- Telephone
- 01923223403