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Watford Grammar School for Girls

Academy converter · Watford · WD18 0AE

Ages 11–18 · 1,427 pupils · Hertfordshire

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Attainment 8

66.9

Overall absence

7.2%

Admissions demand

1.71 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Outstanding

Inspection date

2024-03-05

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
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+0.74
−20+2
Attainment 866.9
English & maths grade 5+81%
English & maths grade 4+92%
EBacc entry75%

EBacc APS: 6.3

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence7.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)24.4%
Unauthorised0.7%
Authorised absence
6.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.0%
Enrolments in measure
1,056

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

1.71 · Competitive

1st preferences

345

Places offered

206

1st-preference offers

167

Total preferences (any rank)
846
Preferred offers (top 3)
206
Applications from outside LA
224
Offers to outside-LA applicants
43
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 fill109%

1,427 pupils · 1,310 places

Pupils on roll
1,427
Boys / girls
0 / 1,427
School capacity
1,310
Capacity fill
1,427 / 1,310 (109%)
Free school meals
7.2%
FSM pupils
76
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Girls
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
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese is not trustees
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: WATFORD GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
Academy trust
WATFORD GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
Headteacher
Miss Sylvia Tai

Location

Address
Lady's Close
Postcode
WD18 0AE
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.

Girls academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Watford, Hertfordshire, 1,427 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 7.2%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese is not trustees.

Open schools in Watford
52
Secondary schools in Watford
6
Academies among open schools in Watford
37% (19)
Open schools in WD18
12
Secondary in WD18
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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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Sylvia Tai
Telephone
01923223403
Website
http://www.watfordgrammarschoolforgirls.org.uk/

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