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Girls' schools in and near Watford

All 1 girls' school in Watford, and the nearest just outside.

1 school in Watford

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  1. Watford Grammar School for Girls

    Watford, WD18 0AE · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 19 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Church of England
    • Girls
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Watford girls schools average.

    359 first choices, 203 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 7

    Watford girls schools Grade 7England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 13Watford girls schools about 13
    Pupils
    1,427
    View school Watford Grammar School for Girls

Just outside Watford

The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Watford.

  1. Royal Masonic School for Girls

    3.3 miles from Watford · Independent · All-through · Ages 2 to 19 · Girls

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Girls
    • Has a nursery
    • Has a sixth form

    Independent school. Results below the Watford girls schools average.

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6

    Watford girls schools Grade 7England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    –Watford girls schools about 13
    Pupils
    880
    View school Royal Masonic School for Girls
  2. St Helen's School

    3.5 miles from Watford · Independent · All-through · Ages 3 to 19 · Girls

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Church of England
    • Girls
    • Grammar
    • Has a nursery
    • Has a sixth form

    Independent school. Results well below the Watford girls schools average.

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5

    Watford girls schools Grade 7England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    –Watford girls schools about 13
    Pupils
    1,097
    View school St Helen's School
  3. Charlotte House Preparatory School

    3.6 miles from Watford · Independent · Primary · Ages 3 to 11 · Girls

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Faith school
    • Girls
    • Has a nursery

    Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed a year
    –Watford girls schools about 13
    Pupils
    103
    View school Charlotte House Preparatory School
  4. Haberdashers' Girls' School

    3.7 miles from Watford · Independent · All-through · Ages 4 to 18 · Girls

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Girls
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed a year
    –Watford girls schools about 13
    Pupils
    1,118
    View school Haberdashers' Girls' School
The big picture

How Watford's girls' schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Ofsted grades in Watford

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded.

  • Outstanding: 1 of 1
  • Good: 0 of 1
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 1
  • Inadequate: 0 of 1
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Watford

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    1 of the 1 girls' schools in Watford have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Girls' schools in Watford, explained

There is 1 girls' schools in Watford, teaching 1,427 children. 0 are run by the council and 1 are academies or free schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 1 of them is Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

Pupils in Watford girls schools scored an average Attainment 8 of 65.5 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.

6.7% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,406 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 19.2% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many girls schools are in Watford?
There are 1 girls schools in Watford, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best girls schools in Watford?
The highest-ranked girls schools in Watford on Eduscope are Watford Grammar School for Girls. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding girls schools are in Watford?
Watford has 1 girls schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 0 are rated Good, meaning 100% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are girls schools in Watford ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Watford girls schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across girls schools in Watford is 18:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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