Parmiter's School
High Elms Lane, Watford, WD25 0UU
1,496 pupils · 107% of 1,392 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- PARMITER'S SCHOOL
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 6.7%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 3 July 2024, published 11 September 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 66.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 80.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 90.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 78.8% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Heavily oversubscribed — 2.37 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 205 | 486 | 1,400 | 205 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 198 | 556 | 1,451 | 198 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 200 | 495 | 1,380 | 200 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 204 | 474 | 1,381 | 204 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 213 | 490 | 1,517 | 213 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 201 | 481 | 1,639 | 201 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 203 | 418 | 1,390 | 203 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 201 | 451 | 1,403 | 201 |
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
- Saint Michael's Catholic High School 0.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Future Academies Watford 0.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- The Marlborough Science Academy 4.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Queens' School 5.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Kings Langley School 5.3 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Watford Grammar School for Boys 5.6 km · Most areas: Exceptional (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.