Secondary schools in Watford
6 secondary schools in Watford, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings.
Watford in figures
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 6 schools in Watford first 1,649 times for 1,290 places: 1.28 first choices per place, against 1.03 across the Hertfordshire authority's 78 schools. 4 of the 6 had more first choices than places. For 2023 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Future Academies Watford, to 1.78 miles.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
- Parmiter's School
- Watford Grammar School for Boys
- Watford Grammar School for Girls
- Future Academies Watford
- Saint Michael's Catholic High School
- Westfield Academy
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Browse by authority: Hertfordshire · compare schools side by side · the map. School data: DfE & Ofsted, Open Government Licence v3.0.