Saint Michael's Catholic High School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Secondary
Watford · WD25 0SS · Hertfordshire
Ages 11–18
- Att851.2
- P80.1
- EM5+51%
- Absence6.5%
0.3 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: Not judgedURN 135876
Future Academies Watford
Academy sponsor led · Watford · WD25 7HW
Ages 11–18 · 1,060 pupils · Hertfordshire
Ofsted
Not judged
Attainment 8
39.4
Overall absence
12.2%
Admissions demand
0.63 · Often has places
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2025-04-29
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.16
−20+2
Attainment 839.4
English & maths grade 5+39%
English & maths grade 4+58%
EBacc entry56%
EBacc APS: 3.5
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence12.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)34.2%
Unauthorised5.1%
- Authorised absence
- 7.2%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 6.9%
- Enrolments in measure
- 1,067
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
0.63 · Often has places
1st preferences
80
Places offered
212
1st-preference offers
80
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 272
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 148
- Applications from outside LA
- 1
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 0
- Admissions policy (GIAS)
- Non-selective
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill79%
1,060 pupils · 1,350 places
- Pupils on roll
- 1,060
- Boys / girls
- 544 / 516
- School capacity
- 1,350
- Capacity fill
- 1,060 / 1,350 (79%)
- Free school meals
- 34.9%
- FSM pupils
- 338
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: FUTURE ACADEMIES
- Academy trust
- FUTURE ACADEMIES
- Sponsor
- Future Academies
- Headteacher
- Mr Sam Fox
Location
- Address
- Horseshoe Lane, Garston
- Postcode
- WD25 7HW
- Town
- Watford
- County
- Hertfordshire
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- District
- Watford
- Constituency
- Watford
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Watford, Hertfordshire, 1,060 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 34.9%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Parmiter's School
Ofsted: OutstandingAcademy converter · Secondary
Watford · WD25 0UU · Hertfordshire
Ages 11–18
- Att868.3
- P80.7
- EM5+83%
- Absence6.6%
0.4 miles away
Queens' School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Secondary
Bushey · WD23 2TY · Hertfordshire
Ages 11–18
- Att853.5
- P80.2
- EM5+63%
- Absence5.7%
2.9 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Sam Fox
- Telephone
- 01923672964