Academy · Hertfordshire
Watford Grammar School for Girls
- Secondary
- Ages 11–19
- Girls
- Church of England
- Sixth form
Term dates
Academies can set their own term dates. Many follow Hertfordshire council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.
2026/27
2027/28
Admissions
Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.
Apply for a secondary school place on GOV.UK
How places are given: as a Church of England school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.
For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.
How many families applied: Year 7
For September 2026, 359 families put this school as their first choice, and 203 places were offered. 168 of the families who put it first got a place (47%). More families put it first than there were places.
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 203 | 359 | 47% |
| September 2025 | 208 | 340 | 48% |
| September 2024 | 206 | 345 | 48% |
Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.
Before and after school
This club is registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:
- Barracudas Watford. Ofsted report
Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection, 5 March 2024. Overall: Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Academy
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Pupils
- 1427 (capacity 1450)
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese is not trustees
- Academy trust
- WATFORD GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
- Phone
- 01923223403
- Address
- Lady's Close, Watford, WD18 0AE
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.