Merchant Taylors' School
Other independent school in Northwood (Hertfordshire).
Pupils
1,051
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
20.9%
2025/26
Capacity
89%
1,051 / 1,175 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Teacher turnover
-
not published
Map of nearby schools
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Nearby schools
nearest first41 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Merchant Taylors' Prep School, 0.6 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merchant Taylors' Prep SchoolOther independent | 0.6 mi | Independent | 330 | - |
| Eastbury Farm Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.6 mi | Primary | 346 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Good (May 2018) |
| Willow Tree Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Primary | 185 | Requires improvement, 2023This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.0 mi | Primary | 448 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 4 |
| Westfield AcademyAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Secondary | 1,331 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good |
| Ascot Road Primary SchoolFree schools | 1.0 mi | Primary | 391 | Good, 2024 |
| Chessbrook Education Support CentrePupil referral unit | 1.0 mi | Alternative provision | 7 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Outstanding (May 2014) |
| Laurance Haines SchoolAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Primary | 463 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (Nov 2014, previous school) |
| St Joseph Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.2 mi | Primary | 239 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Outstanding (Feb 2017) |
| Oxhey Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 1.3 mi | Nursery | 84 | Good, 2023 |
| St Martin's SchoolOther independent | 1.3 mi | Independent | 337 | - |
| Harvey Road Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.4 mi | Primary | 240 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Croxley Danes SchoolFree schools | 1.4 mi | Secondary | 1,049 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 4 |
| Colnbrook SchoolCommunity special | 1.4 mi | Special | 130 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2023Last graded Outstanding (Oct 2013) |
| Warren Dell Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 264 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Malvern Way Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity | 1.4 mi | Primary | 240 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| St Helen's SchoolOther independent | 1.4 mi | Independent | 1,097 | - |
| Frithwood Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.4 mi | Primary | 374 | Ungraded inspection, May 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2015) |
| Chater Infant SchoolCommunity | 1.5 mi | Primary | 223 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2019) |
| Watford Grammar School for BoysAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Secondary | 1,590 | Report card, 2026Exceptional in 6 areas, Strong standard in 1 |
| Oxhey Wood Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 387 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 3 |
| Holy Trinity CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.5 mi | Primary | 211 | Good, 2023 |
| London School of TheologyMiscellaneous | 1.5 mi | Miscellaneous | - | - |
| Bromet Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 270 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 3 |
| Rickmansworth SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Secondary | 1,575 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Chater Junior SchoolCommunity | 1.6 mi | Primary | 237 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements |
| Watford Grammar School for GirlsAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Secondary | 1,427 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Greenfields Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.7 mi | Primary | 212 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5 |
| Field Junior SchoolCommunity | 1.7 mi | Primary | 244 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Outstanding (Nov 2017) |
| Northwood College for Girls GDSTOther independent | 1.7 mi | Independent | 814 | - |
| Yorke Mead Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.7 mi | Primary | 441 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| St John's SchoolOther independent | 1.7 mi | Independent | 266 | - |
| Watford Field School (Infant & Nursery)Community | 1.7 mi | Primary | 231 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 |
| Saint Joan of Arc Catholic SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Secondary | 1,198 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (Dec 2013) |
| Hillside Infant SchoolFoundation | 1.9 mi | Primary | 201 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (May 2018) |
| Hillside Junior SchoolFoundation | 1.9 mi | Primary | 210 | No overall grade, 2024Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2 |
| Little Green Junior SchoolCommunity | 1.9 mi | Primary | 346 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Jul 2013) |
| Woodhall Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.9 mi | Primary | 76 | Good, 2022 |
| Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolCommunity | 1.9 mi | Primary | 201 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| West Herts CollegeFurther education | 1.9 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| St Meryl SchoolCommunity | 2.0 mi | Primary | 219 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
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 10% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 10 of 10).
Overall deprivation10
Income10
Employment10
Education and skills10
Health10
Crime10
Barriers to housing and services4
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
- 15
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