Greenfields Primary School, Watford

Ofsted's report card from its 2 June 2026 inspection grades Greenfields Primary School on 7 areas: 2 strong standard and 5 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Early years - Strong standard. "Staff work closely with families from the earliest stages to understand children's strengths, needs and experiences."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Inclusion is at the heart of the school's work."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Overall, pupils achieve well in national tests."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders place a strong emphasis on ensuring that pupils understand the importance of good attendance."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have developed a curriculum that reflects the needs of the school's community."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have created a warm, inclusive and ambitious culture where pupils and families are known well and supported effectively."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have designed a well-planned personal development programme that broadens pupils' experiences and helps prepare them for life beyond primary school."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that teachers use checks on pupils' learning consistently well so that learning is broken into manageable steps and focused on the important knowledge and skills that they want pupils to learn"; "Leaders should ensure that their high expectations for pupils' presentation and the accurate application of writing skills are applied consistently across the curriculum".

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

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care, from £12.00 per session.

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

Results fell from 83% in reading and 97% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 26 families put Greenfields Primary School as their first choice and 57 named it as one of their preferences, for 28 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Greenfields Primary School are Woodhall Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 72% reading, 61% maths); Oxhey Wood Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 88% reading, 88% maths); St Joseph Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles, Outstanding, 82% reading, 82% maths); and Warren Dell Primary School (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 73% reading, 88% maths).

Greenfields Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

34.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (57%), Asian (10%) and other ethnic groups (6%).

In 2026, 30 pupils (14.2%) received SEN support and 15 (7.1%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Carpenders Park Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Heysham Drive (opposite), 130 metres away.

In 2024/25, Greenfields Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 0.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Greenfields Primary School are UTC Heathrow (1.2 miles) and Northwood School (1.2 miles).