# Alternatives to Central Primary School

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as Central Primary School and that we hold figures for, ordered by distance. This is not a league table and nothing here says one school is better than another.

It describes demand. It does not indicate whether any particular child would be offered a place.

## Central Primary School, for comparison

0.79 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake.

## Nearby schools

| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Intake year | Latest Ofsted | Catchment published | SEN provision on site |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [Watford St John's Church of England Primary School, Watford](/school/142221/watford-st-john-s-church-of-england-primary-school) | 0.3 mi north-west | 0.77 | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |
| [Watford Field School (Infant & Nursery), Watford](/school/117161/watford-field-school-infant-nursery) | 0.5 mi south | 1.17 | 2026 | Expected standard | no | not recorded |
| [Chater Infant School, Watford](/school/117159/chater-infant-school) | 0.7 mi west | 1.03 | 2026 | School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next | no | not recorded |
| [Lanchester Primary School, Watford](/school/140954/lanchester-primary-school) | 0.7 mi north-west | 1.10 | 2026 | Standards maintained | no | not recorded |
| [Bushey and Oxhey Infant School, Bushey](/school/117157/bushey-and-oxhey-infant-school) | 0.8 mi south-east | 0.88 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [Laurance Haines School, Watford](/school/143603/laurance-haines-school) | 0.9 mi south-west | 1.07 | 2026 | Standards maintained | no | not recorded |

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate, and a dash means the figure is not held.

"SEN provision on site" means the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.

Full page: https://www.schoolrecord.co.uk/school/117156/central-primary-school/alternatives
The school this compares against: /school/117156/central-primary-school