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Hertfordshire County Council

School

Watford Grammar School for Girls

Lady's Close
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD18 0AE

Telephone: 01923 223403

Email: admin@watfordgirls.herts.sch.uk

Head teacher: Sylvia Tai

School type: Secondary Female

School category: Academy

School number: 711

DFE number: 919-5403

Published Admission Number: 210

(how many children this school is admitting)

Number of children on roll: 1451

Free Childcare

2 year old funding: No

30 hours funding: No

Admission rules for a place to start in September 2025

This school is its own admitting authority.

Read Watford Grammar School for Girls admission rules for 25-26

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

This school is its own admitting authority.

Read Watford Grammar School for Girls admission rules for 24-25

How were school places allocated in previous years?

What happened in the last 2 years
 20232024

Number of places available

210

210

Number of applications made

854

860

Number of places offered

210

210

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

Education, Health And Care (EHC) Plan/children Looked After

4

DISTANCE 10%

21

Children of Staff

6

Sibling

49

Brother

41

Any other applicant

16

Music

21

Academic

52

Places offered under each rule in 2023
Rules (in rule priority order)2023

Education, Health And Care (EHC) Plan/children Looked After

4

DISTANCE 10%

21

Children of Staff

6

Sibling

53

Brother

19

Any other applicant

34

Music

21

Academic

52

Distance of the furthest child admitted

Please contact the school for further information about distance allocations.

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 9, Year 10 and Year 11

Updated: 2 December 2024

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 Watford Grammar School for Girls.

Ofsted report and rating for Watford Grammar School for Girls.

School officers

Admissions Officer: Sarah Saunders

In Year Admissions Officer: Melissa Hardy

Key Link Advisor: Stephen Lavender


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