Chater Junior School, Watford

In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils at Chater Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 76% in Hertfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (85% in reading, 68% in maths).

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

Across Hertfordshire, 89% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Hertfordshire lodged 319 appeals against primary school offers; 155 reached a hearing and 21 succeeded (13.5% of those heard).

The nearest other state primary schools to Chater Junior School are Chater Infant School (0.2 miles, Good); Watford St John's Church of England Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 80% reading, 72% maths); Central Primary School (0.5 miles, Requires improvement, 81% reading, 79% maths); and Watford Field School (Infant & Nursery) (0.5 miles, Good).

Chater Junior School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 2 schools.

11 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Chater Junior School (as of September 2025): 73% would recommend the school, 73% say their child is happy there and 60% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (82%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (60%).

14.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 70.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (72%), other ethnic groups (6%) and Mixed (5%).

In 2026, 34 pupils (14.3%) received SEN support and 7 (3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Chater Junior School had 15 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Watford High Street Rail Station, about 790 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Marlborough Road (near), 150 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 724 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Hertfordshire (138), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Chater Junior School issued 2 suspensions, 0.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Chater Junior School are Watford Grammar School for Girls (0.2 miles), Watford Grammar School for Boys (0.5 miles), Westfield Academy (0.7 miles) and Croxley Danes School (1.2 miles).