The Purcell School
Other independent school (Hertfordshire).
Pupils
192
on roll
Ofsted
-
no graded judgement
Attendance rate
-
not published
Pupil : Teacher
-
not published
Eligible for free school meals
0.0%
school census 2024/25
SEN support
14.1%
2025/26
Capacity
87%
192 / 220 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Teacher turnover
-
not published
Map of nearby schools
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).This schoolPrimarySecondaryAll-throughSpecialOther
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Nearby schools
nearest first40 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Queens' School, 0.1 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queens' SchoolAcademy converter | 0.1 mi | Secondary | 1,697 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Outstanding |
| Gurukula - The Hare Krishna Primary SchoolOther independent | 0.5 mi | Independent | 54 | - |
| Longwood SchoolOther independent | 0.5 mi | Independent | 65 | - |
| Highwood Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.6 mi | Primary | 445 | Good, 2023 |
| Bournehall Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.8 mi | Primary | 205 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Falconer SchoolCommunity special | 0.9 mi | Special | 54 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (Jun 2016) |
| The Grange AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.0 mi | Secondary | 928 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good |
| Bushey Manor Junior SchoolCommunity | 1.0 mi | Primary | 235 | Good, 2023 |
| Little Reddings Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Primary | 312 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2016) |
| Bushey and Oxhey Infant SchoolCommunity | 1.0 mi | Primary | 176 | Good, 2024 |
| Meadow Wood SchoolCommunity special | 1.1 mi | Special | 36 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2013) |
| Bushey Meads SchoolAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Secondary | 1,200 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 1 key judgement, Requires improvement in 3; sixth form provision Good |
| Central Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.1 mi | Primary | 399 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and NurseryVoluntary aided | 1.1 mi | Primary | 346 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2013) |
| Knutsford Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Primary | 438 | Good, 2023 |
| Nisai Virtual Academy LtdSpecial post 16 institution | 1.3 mi | Special | - | - |
| Watford St John's Church of England Primary SchoolFree schools | 1.3 mi | Primary | 401 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Requires improvement |
| Watford Field School (Infant & Nursery)Community | 1.3 mi | Primary | 231 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 |
| Field Junior SchoolCommunity | 1.3 mi | Primary | 244 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Outstanding (Nov 2017) |
| Watford Grammar School for GirlsAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Secondary | 1,427 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Edge Grove SchoolOther independent | 1.5 mi | Independent | 311 | - |
| Ashfield Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled | 1.5 mi | Primary | 219 | Good, 2023 |
| Parkgate Junior SchoolCommunity | 1.5 mi | Primary | 236 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Outstanding (Jun 2018) |
| St Margaret's SchoolOther independent | 1.5 mi | Independent | 799 | - |
| Bromet Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 270 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 3 |
| Chater Junior SchoolCommunity | 1.6 mi | Primary | 237 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements |
| Merry Hill Infant School and NurseryCommunity | 1.6 mi | Primary | 166 | Good, 2023 |
| Parkgate Infants' and Nursery SchoolCommunity | 1.6 mi | Primary | 202 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2014) |
| West Herts CollegeFurther education | 1.7 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Aldenham SchoolOther independent | 1.7 mi | Independent | 849 | - |
| The Grove AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.8 mi | Primary | 473 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Lanchester Primary SchoolFree schools | 1.8 mi | Primary | 298 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Jul 2019) |
| Oxhey Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 1.8 mi | Nursery | 84 | Good, 2023 |
| Chater Infant SchoolCommunity | 1.8 mi | Primary | 223 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2019) |
| Immanuel CollegeOther independent | 1.9 mi | Independent | 341 | - |
| Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity | 1.9 mi | Primary | 202 | Good, 2023 |
| Bushey Heath Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.9 mi | Primary | 242 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Laurance Haines SchoolAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Primary | 463 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (Nov 2014, previous school) |
| Fair Field Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Primary | 206 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Jul 2017) |
| Nascot Wood Junior SchoolCommunity | 2.0 mi | Primary | 240 | Outstanding, 2023 |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 20% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 9 of 10).
Overall deprivation9
Income7
Employment7
Education and skills9
Health7
Crime7
Barriers to housing and services9
Living environment7
most deprivedleast deprived
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 85
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