Chessbrook Education Support Centre
Special / other · Watford · WD18 6LJ
Outstanding
Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection
Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Outstanding. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.
Inspected 7 February 2024
Read the Ofsted report ↗At a glance
7 pupils
- School type
- Pupil referral unit
- Age range
- 5–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 42.9% of pupils
- English as additional language
- 25% of pupils
- SEN support
- 87.5% of pupils
- EHC plan
- 12.5% of pupils
- Website
- www.chessbrook.herts.sch.uk
- URN
- 130349
Staffing
Pupils per qualified teacher
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
88% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 12% left the state-funded sector
School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Inspection history since 2015
- 6 February 2024: School remains Outstanding
- 10 July 2018: School remains Outstanding
Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.