Kingsway Infants' School

Kingsway Infants' School maintains a good standard of education, continuing to foster a supportive and welcoming environment for its pupils. Noteworthy is the high expectation set by leaders and teachers, which has encouraged pupils to become independent and confident learners. The school prioritizes strong relationships between staff and students, contributing to a safe and engaging learning atmosphere. Parents have expressed satisfaction, highlighting the respectful treatment of children within this nurturing community.

Strengths

• Pupils benefit from positive relationships with caring staff.
• Leaders and teachers have high expectations, resulting in high-quality work.
• The curriculum is ambitious and helps pupils achieve well.
• Strong emphasis on reading helps pupils become fluent readers.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• Many interesting activities enhance pupils' learning and personal development.

Areas for Improvement

• Leaders have not thoroughly checked the impact of the curriculum in some subjects.
• Lack of clarity about curriculum implementation limits understanding of pupil achievement.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Kingsway Infants' School attended 93.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.1% of pupils at Kingsway Infants' School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Kingsway Infants' School had 20.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 25.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 12.9% of pupils at Kingsway Infants' School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Kingsway Infants' School received £7,742 and spent £7,783 for each of its 171 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £154,000 (£900 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Kingsway Infants' School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Kingsway Infants' School is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Kingsway Infants' School last inspected by Ofsted?

Kingsway Infants' School was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Kingsway Infants' School have?

Kingsway Infants' School has 171 pupils on roll.

What age range does Kingsway Infants' School cover?

Kingsway Infants' School for pupils aged 5 to 7.

Where is Kingsway Infants' School?

Kingsway Infants' School is at North Approach, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD25 0ES.