St Meryl School
The Mead, Watford, WD19 5BT
219 pupils · 91% of 240 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Free school meals
- 11.1%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 24 March 2026, published 17 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 57% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 17% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.79 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 24 | 19 | 54 | 23 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 31 | 62 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 29 | 60 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 29 | 26 | 81 | 29 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 27 | 59 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 27 | 22 | 69 | 27 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 35 | 85 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 40 | 75 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Warren Dell Primary School 1 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Woodhall Primary School 1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Oxhey Wood Primary School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St Joseph Catholic Primary School 1.4 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Greenfields Primary School 1.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Bromet Primary School 1.6 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.