Chessbrook Education Support Centre
Pupil referral unit school in Watford (Hertfordshire).
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Nearby schools
nearest first42 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Westfield Academy, 0.2 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westfield AcademyAcademy converter | 0.2 mi | Secondary | 1,331 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 0.2 mi | Primary | 448 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 4 |
| Willow Tree Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.3 mi | Primary | 185 | Requires improvement, 2023This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Laurance Haines SchoolAcademy converter | 0.3 mi | Primary | 463 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (Nov 2014, previous school) |
| Ascot Road Primary SchoolFree schools | 0.4 mi | Primary | 391 | Good, 2024 |
| Watford Grammar School for BoysAcademy converter | 0.5 mi | Secondary | 1,590 | Report card, 2026Exceptional in 6 areas, Strong standard in 1 |
| Chater Infant SchoolCommunity | 0.5 mi | Primary | 223 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2019) |
| Chater Junior SchoolCommunity | 0.6 mi | Primary | 237 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements |
| Croxley Danes SchoolFree schools | 0.8 mi | Secondary | 1,049 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 4 |
| Watford Grammar School for GirlsAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Secondary | 1,427 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| West Herts CollegeFurther education | 0.9 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Oxhey Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 0.9 mi | Nursery | 84 | Good, 2023 |
| Field Junior SchoolCommunity | 1.0 mi | Primary | 244 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Outstanding (Nov 2017) |
| Watford Field School (Infant & Nursery)Community | 1.0 mi | Primary | 231 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 |
| Lanchester Primary SchoolFree schools | 1.0 mi | Primary | 298 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Jul 2019) |
| Merchant Taylors' SchoolOther independent | 1.0 mi | Independent | 1,051 | - |
| Nisai Virtual Academy LtdSpecial post 16 institution | 1.1 mi | Special | - | - |
| Watford St John's Church of England Primary SchoolFree schools | 1.1 mi | Primary | 401 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Requires improvement |
| Malvern Way Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity | 1.1 mi | Primary | 240 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Central Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.1 mi | Primary | 399 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5 |
| Bromet Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Primary | 270 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 3 |
| Cassiobury Junior SchoolCommunity | 1.3 mi | Primary | 359 | Good, 2024 |
| Merchant Taylors' Prep SchoolOther independent | 1.4 mi | Independent | 330 | - |
| Cassiobury Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity | 1.4 mi | Primary | 310 | Good, 2023 |
| Little Green Junior SchoolCommunity | 1.4 mi | Primary | 346 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Jul 2013) |
| Harvey Road Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.4 mi | Primary | 240 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Yorke Mead Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.5 mi | Primary | 441 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Bushey and Oxhey Infant SchoolCommunity | 1.5 mi | Primary | 176 | Good, 2024 |
| Nascot Wood Junior SchoolCommunity | 1.5 mi | Primary | 240 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity | 1.5 mi | Primary | 202 | Good, 2023 |
| Eastbury Farm Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.6 mi | Primary | 346 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Good (May 2018) |
| Colnbrook SchoolCommunity special | 1.7 mi | Special | 130 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2023Last graded Outstanding (Oct 2013) |
| St Joseph Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.7 mi | Primary | 239 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Outstanding (Feb 2017) |
| Warren Dell Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 264 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Bushey Manor Junior SchoolCommunity | 1.7 mi | Primary | 235 | Good, 2023 |
| Rickmansworth SchoolAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Secondary | 1,575 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Longwood SchoolOther independent | 1.8 mi | Independent | 65 | - |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and NurseryVoluntary aided | 1.9 mi | Primary | 346 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2013) |
| Oxhey Wood Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 387 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 3 |
| Beechfield SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 444 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5 |
| The Grange AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 2.0 mi | Secondary | 928 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good |
| Knutsford Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Primary | 438 | Good, 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 close to the middle for deprivation in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 5 of 10).
Overall deprivation5
Income3
Employment6
Education and skills7
Health5
Crime4
Barriers to housing and services9
Living environment4
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
- 165
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