Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School

Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School has demonstrated a good overall effectiveness in its recent inspection, building on its previous outstanding status from 12 years ago. The school provides a welcoming environment where pupils are eager to learn and engage enthusiastically in a variety of exciting activities. Notably, the school's emphasis on personal development is exceptional, with well-structured support systems in place that foster resilience and effective learning strategies among pupils. The curriculum is generally well designed, particularly in the early years, leading to strong language development and academic achievement in reading across the school. Despite these strengths, the inspection identified some areas for improvement, specifically in the formulation of curriculum plans in certain subjects where the learning objectives were deemed too broad. This hinders teachers' ability to adapt their instruction to meet individual student needs and assess their understanding effectively. Nevertheless, overall, the school continues to thrive by prioritizing language development and ensuring that pupils feel safe and supported in their learning journey.

Strengths

• Inclusive environment that promotes pupil engagement and learning.
• Strong emphasis on personal development and resilience.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs.
• Well-structured curriculum with a focus on language development.
• Pupils achieve well in reading through targeted phonics instruction.
• Positive behavior and strong relationships among pupils.
• Supportive leadership and governance structure.

Areas for Improvement

• Broad learning objectives in some subjects hinder precise assessment and teaching adaptation.

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 Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School attended 96.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.7% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery 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 Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School had 20.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 13.4% of pupils at Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.5% 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 Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School received £7,611 and spent £8,231 for each of its 198 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £110,000 (£554 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 Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School is Good, from an inspection in December 2023.

When was Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School last inspected by Ofsted?

Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School was last inspected in December 2023.

How many pupils does Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School have?

Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School has 202 pupils on roll.

What age range does Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School cover?

Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School for pupils aged 3 to 7.

Where is Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School?

Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School is at Nascot Wood Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD17 4YT.