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Hertfordshire County Council

School

Watford Grammar School for Boys

Rickmansworth Road
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD18 7JF

Telephone: 01923 208900

Fax:

Email: office@watfordboys.org

Head teacher: Ian Cooksey

School type: Secondary Male

School category: Academy

School number: 710

DFE number: 919-5401

Published Admission Number: 224

(how many children this school is admitting)

Number of children on roll: 1533

Free Childcare

2 year old funding: No

30 hours funding: No

Admission rules for a place to start in September 2024

This school is its own admitting authority.

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

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 Boys admission rules for 23-24

How were school places allocated in previous years?

What happened in the last 2 years
 20222023

Number of places available

224

224

Number of applications made

963

877

Number of places offered

224

224

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

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

5

DISTANCE 10%

22

Children of Staff

3

Sibling

59

Sister

24

Any other applicant

33

Music

22

Academic

56

Places offered under each rule in 2022
Rules (in rule priority order)2022

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

16

DISTANCE 10%

22

Children of Staff

4

Sibling

54

Sister

42

Any other applicant

8

Music

22

Academic

56

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)

No vacancies exist at this school at present.

Updated: 26 April 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 Boys.

Ofsted report and rating for Watford Grammar School for Boys.

School officers

Admissions Officer: Sarah Saunders

In Year Admissions Officer: Melissa Hardy

Key Link Advisor: Stephen Lavender

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