West Herts College
Further education 16 plus school in Watford (Hertfordshire).
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Nearby schools
nearest first48 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Lanchester Primary School, 0.2 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanchester Primary SchoolFree schools | 0.2 mi | Primary | 298 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Jul 2019) |
| Nisai Virtual Academy LtdSpecial post 16 institution | 0.4 mi | Special | - | - |
| Watford St John's Church of England Primary SchoolFree schools | 0.4 mi | Primary | 401 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Requires improvement |
| Chater Infant SchoolCommunity | 0.4 mi | Primary | 223 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2019) |
| Chater Junior SchoolCommunity | 0.5 mi | Primary | 237 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements |
| Watford Grammar School for BoysAcademy converter | 0.5 mi | Secondary | 1,590 | Report card, 2026Exceptional in 6 areas, Strong standard in 1 |
| Central Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.7 mi | Primary | 399 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5 |
| Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity | 0.7 mi | Primary | 202 | Good, 2023 |
| Nascot Wood Junior SchoolCommunity | 0.7 mi | Primary | 240 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Watford Grammar School for GirlsAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Secondary | 1,427 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Cassiobury Junior SchoolCommunity | 0.8 mi | Primary | 359 | Good, 2024 |
| Watford Field School (Infant & Nursery)Community | 0.8 mi | Primary | 231 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 |
| Chessbrook Education Support CentrePupil referral unit | 0.9 mi | Alternative provision | 7 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Outstanding (May 2014) |
| Laurance Haines SchoolAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Primary | 463 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (Nov 2014, previous school) |
| Cassiobury Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity | 0.9 mi | Primary | 310 | Good, 2023 |
| Field Junior SchoolCommunity | 0.9 mi | Primary | 244 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Outstanding (Nov 2017) |
| Westfield AcademyAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Secondary | 1,331 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.0 mi | Primary | 448 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 4 |
| Ascot Road Primary SchoolFree schools | 1.1 mi | Primary | 391 | Good, 2024 |
| Beechfield SchoolAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Primary | 444 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5 |
| Knutsford Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Primary | 438 | Good, 2023 |
| Parkgate Junior SchoolCommunity | 1.2 mi | Primary | 236 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Outstanding (Jun 2018) |
| Willow Tree Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Primary | 185 | Requires improvement, 2023This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Croxley Danes SchoolFree schools | 1.3 mi | Secondary | 1,049 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 4 |
| Oxhey Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 1.3 mi | Nursery | 84 | Good, 2023 |
| Highwood Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.4 mi | Primary | 445 | Good, 2023 |
| Longwood SchoolOther independent | 1.4 mi | Independent | 65 | - |
| Parkgate Infants' and Nursery SchoolCommunity | 1.4 mi | Primary | 202 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2014) |
| Bushey and Oxhey Infant SchoolCommunity | 1.4 mi | Primary | 176 | Good, 2024 |
| The Orchard Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 434 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2022Last graded Good (May 2011, previous school) |
| Bromet Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 270 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 3 |
| Cherry Tree Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 445 | Good, 2022 |
| Bushey Manor Junior SchoolCommunity | 1.6 mi | Primary | 235 | Good, 2023 |
| Queens' SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Secondary | 1,697 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Outstanding |
| Malvern Way Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity | 1.6 mi | Primary | 240 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| The Purcell SchoolOther independent | 1.7 mi | Independent | 192 | - |
| Little Green Junior SchoolCommunity | 1.7 mi | Primary | 346 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Jul 2013) |
| Holy Rood Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 454 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| The Grove AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.8 mi | Primary | 473 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Stanborough Secondary SchoolOther independent | 1.8 mi | Independent | 50 | - |
| The Grange AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.8 mi | Secondary | 928 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good |
| Falconer SchoolCommunity special | 1.9 mi | Special | 54 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (Jun 2016) |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and NurseryVoluntary aided | 1.9 mi | Primary | 346 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2013) |
| Merchant Taylors' SchoolOther independent | 1.9 mi | Independent | 1,051 | - |
| Stanborough Primary SchoolOther independent | 2.0 mi | Independent | 64 | - |
| Yorke Mead Primary SchoolCommunity | 2.0 mi | Primary | 441 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Kingswood Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 2.0 mi | Nursery | 76 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2023Last graded Outstanding (Mar 2017) |
| Kingsway Junior SchoolCommunity | 2.0 mi | Primary | 235 | Good, 2022 |
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
Income8
Employment8
Education and skills9
Health9
Crime5
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
- 45
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