Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery, Watford

From the headteacher's welcome: "Our school is a busy and stimulating place to learn, where individual talents are nurtured and achievements celebrated. We have high expectations of all children in all aspects of school life. The ethos we aim to create is one full of RESPECT, KINDNESS and AMBITION."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, gymnastics, choir and Lego.

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care until 4:20pm, from £5 per session.

In 2025, 87% of Year 6 pupils at Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery reached the expected standard in reading and 81% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 76% in Hertfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 70% in reading and 83% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 34 families put Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery as their first choice and 90 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 7 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery are Leavesden JMI School (0.5 miles, Good, 57% reading, 53% maths); Kingsway Infants' School (0.6 miles, Good); Kingsway Junior School (0.6 miles, Good, 90% reading, 95% maths); and St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 71% reading, 79% maths).

Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery is one of 11 schools run by Agora Learning Partnership, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

32.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (46%), Asian (21%) and Black (10%).

Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery had 14 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Garston (Herts) Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Brow Shops (opposite), 140 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 238 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Hertfordshire (138), as is usual near a town centre.

Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery are Future Academies Watford (0.4 miles), Parmiter's School (0.6 miles) and Saint Michael's Catholic High School (0.6 miles).