Primary school

Watton-at-Stone Primary and Nursery School

  • Community School
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Hertfordshire
  • SG14 3SG
Ofsted Good · inspected Jul 2017

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 4,020 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 27%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 19%19%2016/17: top 44%2017/18: top 41%2018/19: top 57%2022/23: top 56%2023/24: top 43%2024/25: top 27%No exams

Against East of England

Expected standard, RWM73% · East of England 64%Small cohort: 22 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM9% · East of England 7%Small cohort: 22 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score108 · East of England 106Small cohort: 22 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score108 · East of England 105Small cohort: 22 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 70% · 27 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 66% · 32 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 70% · 37 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 65% · 31 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 59% · 27 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 65% · 23 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 73% · 22 pupils · East of England 64%73%59%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 22% · 27 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 9% · 32 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 22% · 37 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 3% · 31 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 7% · 27 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 17% · 23 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 9% · 22 pupils · East of England 7%22%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 106 · 27 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 106 · 32 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 106 · 37 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 104 · 31 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 106 · 27 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 107 · 23 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 108 · 22 pupils · East of England 106108104No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 106 · 27 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 106 · 32 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 105 · 37 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 102 · 31 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 103 · 27 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 105 · 23 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 108 · 22 pupils · East of England 105108102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
23 of 23 who put it first2014 · 94.3%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2323
2nd91
3rd62

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Good
  2. 2012Good
  3. 2015Requires improvement
  4. 2016Ungraded visit
  5. 2017Good
  6. 2023Remains Good

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026235
Free school meals (past 6 years)8.4%
First language not English3.2%
SEN support21.0%
EHC plan3.6%
Absence (sessions missed)3.3%
Persistently absent pupils4.5%

Girls 49.3%Boys 50.7%

80.5% full · 292 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher23.7
Pupils per adult9.6
  • Classroom teachers 7.5
  • Leadership 1.5
  • Teaching assistants 13.1
  • Other support 3

Teachers 9 FTE · Whole workforce 25.1 · 30 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,831
Spend per pupil£6,982
Staff spend per pupil£5,502
Reserve per pupil£741
  • +£157,818revenue reserve
  • −£32,196in-year balance

Grants £6,256 · self-generated £575 · premises £338 per pupil