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Hertfordshire County Council

School

Beechfield School

Gammons Lane
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD24 5TY

Telephone: 01923 221269

Email: admin@beechfield.herts.sch.uk

Head teacher: Gillian Jackson

School type: Primary Mixed

School category: Academy

School number: 753

DFE number: 919-2020

Nursery class: Yes

Published Admission Number: 60

(how many children this school is admitting)

Number of children on roll: 458

Free Childcare

2 year old funding: No

30 hours funding: Yes

Admission rules if you want a place at the school to start now

This school is its own admitting authority.

Read Beechfield School admission rules for 25-26

How were school places allocated in previous years?

What happened in the last 2 years
 20242025

Number of places available

60

60

Number of applications made

182

155

Number of places offered

60

60

Places offered under each rule in 2025
Rules (in rule priority order)2025

Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan

0

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

0

Medical/social

0

Siblings

20

Children Of Staff

0

Nearest School

14

Not Nearest School

26

Places offered under each rule in 2024
Rules (in rule priority order)2024

Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan

0

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

0

Medical/social

0

Siblings

26

Children Of Staff

0

Nearest School

9

Not Nearest School

25

Distance of the furthest child admitted

Distance of the furthest child admitted in 2025 (in metres)
Rule2025

Nearest school

690.33

Distance

1331.92

Distance of the furthest child admitted in 2024 (in metres)
Rule2024

Nearest school

757.92

Distance

1009.55

Use our 'Find Your Nearest School' system to identify the "nearest" school to your child's home address, in accordance with Hertfordshire County Council's admission arrangements.

Vacancies (for in year applications)

Yes - there are vacancies in Year 2 and Year 4

Updated: 31 August 2025

Vacancy information is only relevant to in year applications.

Schools aim to update their vacancy information every 2 weeks.

Treat this information as a guide only – the situation can change on a daily basis.

Performance and Ofsted

Performance table for Beechfield School.

Ofsted report and rating for Beechfield School.

School officers

Admissions Officer: Jessica Robinson

In Year Admissions Officer: Tara Cretten

District Schools Effectiveness Advisor: Marie Harvey

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