Watford Grammar School for Boys

Rickmansworth Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 7JF

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About this school

Watford Grammar School for Boys is an Academy converter serving secondary age pupils, located in Watford, Hertfordshire. The school has 1,610 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Outstanding (graded inspection, 13 October 2021). Last inspected 14 April 2026. The Headmaster is Ian Cooksey. The school is administered by Hertfordshire local authority. It belongs to WATFORD GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOR BOYS. The school has boys-only admissions and a Church of England religious character. It opened in 1 September 2010.

School details

Headmaster

Ian Cooksey

Trust

WATFORD GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOR BOYS

Local authority

Hertfordshire

Gender

Boys

Religious character

Church of England

URN

136276

Contact

Admissions

Applications for places at Watford Grammar School for Boys are handled by the school or the local authority (Hertfordshire). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

• Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
• Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
• Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
• EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

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