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Saint Michael's Catholic High School

Academy converter · Watford · WD25 0SS

Ages 11–18 · 1,130 pupils · Hertfordshire

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Ofsted

Not judged

Attainment 8

51.2

Overall absence

6.5%

Admissions demand

1.02 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-02-04

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8+0.13
−20+2
Attainment 851.2
English & maths grade 5+51%
English & maths grade 4+76%
EBacc entry37%

EBacc APS: 4.5

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.2%
Unauthorised1.3%
Authorised absence
5.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.1%
Enrolments in measure
914

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

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

1.02 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

175

Places offered

173

1st-preference offers

148

Total preferences (any rank)
491
Preferred offers (top 3)
173
Applications from outside LA
15
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1
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 fill102%

1,130 pupils · 1,103 places

Pupils on roll
1,130
Boys / girls
590 / 540
School capacity
1,103
Capacity fill
1,130 / 1,103 (102%)
Free school meals
14.2%
FSM pupils
130
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

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

Religious character
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Archdiocese of Westminster
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: THE DIOCESE OF WESTMINSTER ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
THE DIOCESE OF WESTMINSTER ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher
Mr Edward Conway

Location

Address
High Elms Lane, Garston
Postcode
WD25 0SS
Town
Watford
County
Hertfordshire
Local authority
Hertfordshire
District
Three Rivers
Constituency
South West Hertfordshire
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

Special classes
No Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
110 on roll / 110 capacity

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Watford, Hertfordshire, 1,130 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 14.2%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Archdiocese of Westminster.

Open schools in Watford
52
Secondary schools in Watford
6
Academies among open schools in Watford
37% (19)
Open schools in WD25
16
Secondary in WD25
3
Open schools in Hertfordshire LA
591
Secondary in Hertfordshire LA
77

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • P8-0.2
    • EM5+39%
    • Absence12.2%

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    • P80.2
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    • Absence5.7%

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Edward Conway
Telephone
01923673760
Website
www.stmichaelscatholichighschool.co.uk

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