Saint Michael's Catholic High School
Academy converter · Secondary
Watford · WD25 0SS · Hertfordshire
Ages 11–18
Status: Open
0.3 miles away
OpenSecondaryURN 135876
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Academy sponsor led · Watford · WD25 7HW
Phase
Secondary
Age range
Ages 11–18
Pupils
1,060
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
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%.
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Overview
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 135876
Location
- Address
- Horseshoe Lane, Garston
- Postcode
- WD25 7HW
- Town
- Watford
- County
- Hertfordshire
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- 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 characteristics
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Governance
- Academy trust: FUTURE ACADEMIES
- Academy trust
- FUTURE ACADEMIES
Contact
- Telephone
- 01923672964