Warren Dell Primary School, Watford
Warren Dell Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Watford, part of Agora Learning Partnership. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in January 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 14th-highest of the 29 schools in Watford with published results, and 5,545th of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.9 first-choice applications for every place. It was 99% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2024)
- Demand
- 1.9 first choices per place
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Hertfordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Warren Dell Primary School in detail
Warren Dell Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "I am incredibly proud to be the Executive Headteacher of Warren Dell and to welcome you to a school that sits at the heart of its community."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, tennis, gymnastics, dance, cooking, sewing and cheerleading.
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care, from £4.00 per session.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils at Warren Dell Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 88% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 76% in Hertfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 87% in reading and 90% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Warren Dell Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 55 families put Warren Dell Primary School as their first choice and 126 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. That is 1.9 first choices for every place. 28 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Warren Dell Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Warren Dell Primary School are Oxhey Wood Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 88% reading, 88% maths); St Joseph Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles, Outstanding, 82% reading, 82% maths); St Meryl School (0.6 miles, Good, 67% reading, 73% maths); and Woodhall Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 72% reading, 61% maths).
Warren Dell Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.
Oxhey Wood Primary SchoolSt Joseph Catholic Primary SchoolSt Meryl SchoolWoodhall Primary School
The trust
Warren Dell Primary School is one of 11 schools run by Agora Learning Partnership, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
46.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (43%), Asian (25%) and Mixed (10%).
In 2026, 34 pupils (12.9%) received SEN support and 23 (8.7%) 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.
Warren Dell Primary School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 12 places, 6 pupils on roll.
Staffing
Warren Dell Primary School had 18 teachers in 2026, one for every 12 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Carpenders Park Rail Station, about 360 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).
21 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Fairfield Avenue (adjacent), 100 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Warren Dell Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 0.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Outstanding at its January 2024 inspection.
Rated Outstanding for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
20.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: Speech and language, Autism
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 87% to 73% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 88% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 79% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
22.0
Avg class size
27.0
Infant (KS1)
20.7
KS2
12
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Warren Dell Primary School
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Social & online
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Warren Dell Primary School.
- Kids Choice Oxhey Wood420m away · Not yet graded
- Super Star Sport NWL - St Meryl Wrap Around960m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Warren Dell Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Hertfordshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Warren Dell Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Warren Dell Primary School is in Hertfordshire; for families living there:
- Hertfordshire's school travel policy: Read the home to school transport policy
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 25
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 25 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 20 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
10 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Hertfordshire is 9 (the median across 590 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Your chances of a place at Warren Dell Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
220 pupils
222 places
2 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Watford
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Watford
Across Hertfordshire council
Places available
14,776
Applications
12,543
Got 1st preference
89.1%
Got preferred school
98.4%
All primary applications across Hertfordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: 1.9 first choices per place
Inspection History(3)
Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good and may be improving; its next inspection will be a full graded one.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
34
SEN Support
23
EHC Plans
21.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Warren Dell Primary School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 12 places, 6 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
264
Total Pupils
132
Boys
132
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
18
Teachers
14.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,166
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,797
Per pupil
£1424k
Total funding
£83k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.5%
Overall absence
14.8%
Persistent absence
196
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Warren Dell Primary School
What are SATs results like at Warren Dell Primary School?
Of the pupils at Warren Dell Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 73% reached the expected standard in reading and 88% did so in maths.
What is Warren Dell Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Warren Dell Primary School was rated Outstanding at its most recent Ofsted inspection in January 2024. At its previous graded inspection in 2013 it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Warren Dell Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Warren Dell Primary School is oversubscribed, Hertfordshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Warren Dell Primary School?
Warren Dell Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 99% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Warren Dell Primary School?
Classes at Warren Dell Primary School average 22 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Warren Dell Primary School?
Warren Dell Primary School has around 264 pupils on roll. 20% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Warren Dell Primary School have specialist SEN provision?
Warren Dell Primary School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 12 places, 6 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Warren Dell Primary School?
5.5% of sessions were missed at Warren Dell Primary School in 2024/25. 14.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Warren Dell Primary School?
Apply through Hertfordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Warren Dell Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Warren Dell Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Warren Dell Primary School: Kids Choice Oxhey Wood (420m away, registered, not yet graded) and Super Star Sport NWL - St Meryl Wrap Around (960m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Warren Dell Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 25 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 20 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 10 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Hertfordshire is 9 (the median across 590 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Warren Dell Primary School?
Warren Dell Primary School is at Gosforth Lane, South Oxhey, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD19 7UZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)