Parmiter's School, Watford

In 2026, pupils at Parmiter's School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 65, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 50.6 in Hertfordshire and 47 across England.

78% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 53% in Hertfordshire and 47% in England.

That is down from 66.5 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.74: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 39.5, against 67.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 27.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Biology and History.

For September 2026 entry, 486 families put Parmiter's School as their first choice and 1400 named it as one of their preferences, for 205 places offered. That is 2.4 first choices for every place. 305 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Parmiter's School are Saint Michael's Catholic High School (0.3 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 48.8); Future Academies Watford (0.4 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 42.6); The Marlborough Science Academy (3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.6); and Queens' School (3.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 56.2).

Parmiter's School's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

13 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Parmiter's School (as of April 2026): 85% would recommend the school, 85% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that their child is happy at the school (85%).

Of the 211 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 94% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 15% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 187 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 79% went on to university or other higher education, 2% to apprenticeships and 6% into work. 55% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

5.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 122 pupils (8.2%) received SEN support and 52 (3.5%) 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 autism.

Parmiter's School had 111 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Garston (Herts) Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

1 bus stop is within a five-minute walk; the closest is Parmiter's School (outside), 110 metres away.

In 2024/25, Parmiter's School issued 35 suspensions, 2.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Parmiter's School are Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School (0.5 miles), St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles), Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery (0.6 miles) and Coates Way JMI and Nursery School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.