Stanborough Secondary School, Watford

Senior
Other independent school
Mixed
Seventh Day Adventist
Ages 11–18
Boarding school

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

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Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Jeanetta Liburd
Pupils:50 / 170 capacity
LA:Hertfordshire
Phone:01923673268
Website:www.spsch.org
Address:Stanborough Park, Watford, WD25 9JT
Area:Schools in WD25
Admissions:Non-selective
Status:open
Opened:3 December 1957

ISI Inspection Reports

Independent schools in England are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), not Ofsted.

  • Routine Inspection

    20 January 2026

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  • Educational Quality / Focused Compliance

    4 October 2022

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  • Regulatory Compliance

    13 March 2019

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  • GRT

    8 March 2016

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  • Short Visit 2019

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  • Short Visit 2020

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  • Short Visit 2016

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URN:117640
UKPRN:10017691
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Watford
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

At a Glance

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

Yes

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

0.0

Avg class size

0

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Holland Gardens (nr)
361m · 6 min walk
St Albans Road (E-bound)
383m · 6 min walk
First Avenue (opp)
387m · 6 min walk
Kingswood Road (SW-bound)
393m · 6 min walk
Sheepcot Drive (nr)
399m · 6 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

29%

Available places

50 pupils

170 capacity

120 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Watford

Medium pressure
New homes approved:1,965
Projected new pupils:354

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Watford

Admissions Demand - Hertfordshire

Low demand0.89x oversubscription

Places available

15,354

Applications

13,699

Got 1st preference

75.8%

Got preferred school

94.7%

Secondary admissions across Hertfordshire (2025/26)

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Feeder Primary Schools

Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity

Stanborough Primary School

235m

Cherry Tree Primary School

712m

Kingsway Junior School

Good729m

The Grove Academy

787m

Kingsway Infants' School

808m

Parkgate Infants' and Nursery School

895m

Leavesden JMI School

Good1.0km

Parkgate Junior School

1.2km

Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery

Good1.3km

The Orchard Primary School

Good1.3km

Showing 10 of 15 linked schools

Nearby Schools

Stanborough Primary School

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Kingswood Nursery School

Watford

Nursery
362m
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Cherry Tree Primary School

Watford

Primary
712m
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Kingsway Junior School

Watford

Primary
729m
Good
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The Grove Academy

Watford

Primary
787m
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Kingsway Infants' School

Watford

Primary
808m
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