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Hertfordshire County Council

School

Central Primary School

Derby Road
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD17 2LX

Telephone: 01923 225129

Email: admin@central.herts.sch.uk

Head teacher: Sabriye Wright

School type: Primary Mixed

School category: Community

School number: 725

DFE number: 919-2116

Nursery class: Yes

Published Admission Number: 60

(how many children this school is admitting)

Number of children on roll: 415

Free Childcare

2 year old funding: No

30 hours funding: Yes

Admission rules for a place to start in September 2025

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

How were school places allocated in previous years?

What happened in the last 2 years
 20232024

Number of places available

60

60

Number of applications made

162

130

Number of places offered

50

40

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

Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan

1

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

0

Medical/Social

0

Siblings

10

Nearest School

22

Not Nearest School

7

Twin/Multiple Birth

0

Non Ranked Allocation

6

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

Education, Health And Care (EHC) Plan

0

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

0

Medical/Social

0

Siblings

26

Nearest School

16

Not Nearest School

6

Twin/Multiple Birth

0

Non Ranked Allocation

1

Distance of the furthest child admitted

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

Nearest school

857.56

Distance

1293.3

Distance of the furthest child admitted in 2023 (in metres)
Rule2023

Nearest school

858.67

Distance

15025.91

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 Reception, Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3

Updated: 11 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 Central Primary School.

Ofsted report and rating for Central Primary School.

School officers

Admissions Officer: Jessica Robinson

In Year Admissions Officer: Tara Cretten

District Schools Effectiveness Advisor: Marie Harvey

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