Overall Oxbridge
#489
8 ranked schools · +425 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
171
Offers
47
Offer rate27.5%
+5.1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Compact Victorian streets around the old market core give way to Edwardian and inter-war suburban estates as Watford spreads through Hertfordshire, fifteen miles northwest of central London. The town's industrial character was shaped by the Grand Junction Canal in 1798 and the London and Birmingham Railway in 1837, which drew paper mills, print works, and breweries to the banks of the River Colne. Around 102,000 people live across the borough today.
Nascot Wood is among the most sought-after pockets for primary catchments in the borough, while Cassiobury forms the school-competitive belt to the west, drawing families across primary and secondary phases alike. Garston and Holywell extend the residential spread to the east. Watford Junction, on the West Coast Main Line, reaches London Euston in around seventeen minutes, and the Bakerloo line runs to its northern terminus at Watford station.
Area Performance
Across 49 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 8.03/10, +0.59 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
Distribution across all Watford schools
Watford vs England distribution
National Rank
Across all ranked Watford schools
top 41% of 14,978
top 41% of 14,978
top 27% of 3,862
top 27% of 3,862
top 35% of 2,555
top 35% of 2,555
Overall Oxbridge
8 ranked schools · +425 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
171
Offers
47
Oxford
5 ranked schools · +57 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,198
Applications
70
Offers
14
Cambridge
8 ranked schools · +350 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881
Applications
101
Offers
33
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