Bromet Primary School, Watford
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 5 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Bromet Primary School excels at making every child feel known and cared for in a warm, inclusive environment. Pupils achieve consistently strong results in reading, writing and mathematics while also developing into thoughtful, responsible citizens through a rich programme of enrichment activities. The school is particularly skilled at identifying and supporting children with additional needs from the moment they start, ensuring all pupils can access learning and thrive.
Key Strengths
- Excellent behaviour and attendance, with leaders working closely with families to support pupils
- Strong early years provision with careful transition planning that prepares children well for Year 1
- Ambitious inclusion approach that identifies needs early and reduces barriers to learning for all pupils
- Rich personal development programme including residential visits, enterprise activities, music and sport
- Consistent above-average outcomes in reading, writing and mathematics at Key Stage 2
Areas for Improvement
- Pupils do not apply knowledge with the same depth and security across the wider curriculum as they do in core subjects
- Some areas of the wider curriculum lack precise checking of pupils' understanding, meaning misconceptions are not always identified
- Further refinement needed in how pupils build and connect knowledge securely across different subjects
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met, with leaders creating an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and pupils are made safer and feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Residential visits, enterprise activities, music, sport, cultural visits, clubs
Bromet Primary School is a welcoming, inclusive primary school where pupils flourish in a caring environment with strong attendance and behaviour. The school achieves above-average results in reading, writing and mathematics, with leaders focused on continuous improvement across all areas.
At a Glance
8.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 83% to 93%. Maths has remained stable at around 88%. Writing has improved from 83% to 88%.
Class Sizes
30.4
Avg class size
30.0
Infant (KS1)
31.0
KS2
9
Total classes
4 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
96%
Near capacity
270 pupils
280 capacity
10 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Watford
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Watford
Admissions Demand - Hertfordshire
Places available
14,951
Applications
12,834
Got 1st preference
88.0%
Got preferred school
98.2%
Primary admissions across Hertfordshire (2025/26)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.36846%
Overall absence
6.53061%
Persistent absence
245
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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