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Chater Junior School

Watford, WD18 0WN · Hertfordshire · primary school

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Mixed Primary
4.4/10 Broadly average

216th of 340 primary schools in Hertfordshire we can score, 401 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Narrow the comparison to the 4,258 schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 3.5/10 among them, against 4.4/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 63.0 · 46 62% 2.85
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 5.0 · 40 38% 1.55

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

Get to know the school

How it's doing. In 2024/25, 63.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. Only 5.0% reached the higher standard. Narrow the comparison to the schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 3.5 out of 10 among them, against 4.4 out of 10 nationally.

Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join Performing Arts, Board Games, OPAL, Football, Netball, Dodgeball, Cricket, and Summer Sports clubs. An after-school club is available, but there is no breakfast club.

Getting in. The school has 237 pupils in a capacity of 240, leaving 3 spare places. This means the school is close to full, so places are likely to be competitive.

Worth asking on a visit. With only 3 places remaining, how does the school manage the waiting list for new starters? Since there is no breakfast club, what options exist for early morning care? How does the school support pupils who are not reaching the higher standard in core subjects?

Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.

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