Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery
Primary school in Watford, Hertfordshire. Good (Dec 2023).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 13 December 2023, report published 25 January 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around December 2027
The last inspection was in December 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.5 milesLeavesden JMI School
Good (Mar 2023)
- 0.6 milesKingsway Infants' School
School remains Good (Jan 2023)
- 0.6 milesKingsway Junior School
Good (Jun 2022)
- 0.6 milesSt Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School
School remains Good (Sep 2023)
- 0.9 milesCoates Way JMI and Nursery School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Sep 2024)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.