The School Record

Published admissions and inspection figures for schools in England, from the DfE, Ofsted and local authorities.

Alternatives to Watford Grammar School for Boys

6 other secondary schools nearby, nearest first · back to Watford Grammar School for Boys

These are the nearest schools that take children at the same age, and that we hold figures for. They are listed by distance, nearest first. This is not a league table. Nothing here says one school is better than another.

Watford Grammar School for Boys, for comparison

1.80 first preferences per place in the 2025 intake, stable over the 5 most recent years held.

Ofsted report card (current framework), April 2026: Exceptional

Nearby schools

School Distance 1st prefs per place Demand since Latest Ofsted Catchment
Westfield Academy
Watford
0.9 km
0.5 mi
0.56 More families are naming it first
0.31 → 0.53
Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
none published
Watford Grammar School for Girls
Watford
1.2 km
0.7 mi
1.63 Fewer families are naming it first
1.93 → 1.65
Outstanding
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
none published
Croxley Danes School
Rickmansworth
1.2 km
0.8 mi
0.77 Fewer families are naming it first
1.21 → 0.75
Strong standard
Ofsted report card (current framework)
none published
Rickmansworth School
Rickmansworth
3.1 km
1.9 mi
1.34 More families are naming it first
0.79 → 1.35
Outstanding
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
none published
Queens' School
Bushey
3.2 km
2.0 mi
1.63 More families are naming it first
1.35 → 1.54
Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
none published
The Grange Academy
Bushey
3.2 km
2.0 mi
0.27 More families are naming it first
0.2 → 0.24
Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
none published

"1st prefs per place" means how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It is the newest year we hold for each school. It shows how many people want the school. It does not tell you if a child would get a place. "Catchment" says whether anyone publishes an area map for that school. Where nobody does, we hold no map, so we cannot say if an address is inside one.

Elsewhere