Central Primary School
Community school in Watford, Hertfordshire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 399 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 450 |
| Free school meals | 23.80% |
| Local authority | Hertfordshire |
| Address | Derby Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD17 2LX |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.central.herts.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01923225129 |
| URN | 117156 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 24 February 2026, published 28 April 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 23 May 2023, published 6 July 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Watford St John's Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 0.4 km)
- Field Junior School (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- Watford Field School (Infant & Nursery) (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- Chater Junior School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Chater Infant School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Lanchester Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Bushey and Oxhey Infant School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Laurance Haines School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.