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# Watford Grammar School for Boys

Watford Grammar School for Boys is a secondary academy in Watford, United Kingdom with 1,590 pupils, part of Watford Grammar School for Boys. Ofsted: Report card, 14 April 2026: exceptional in 6 areas, strong standard in 1; safeguarding met. As of 12 November 2026 it is advertising 3 vacancies: Temporary Teacher of Mathematics (closes 18 November), Learning Support Assistant (closes 27 November) and Cover Supervisor & Games Coach (closes 23 November). It holds a Home Office licence to sponsor Skilled Worker visas.

Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. [3 live vacancies](https://eduatlas.org/#vacancies).

- **Head:** Ian Cooksey, Headmaster
- **Trust or group:** Watford Grammar School for Boys
- **Type:** Academy, Secondary
- **Pupils:** 1,590 pupils · 0% girls · 5.9% eligible for free school meals · 22.9% with English as an additional language — DfE school census, 2025/26
- **Special needs:** 108 (6.8%) on SEN support · 61 (3.8%) with an education, health and care plan — DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
- **Local authority:** Hertfordshire
- **Location:** Watford, WD18 7JF, United Kingdom
- **Telephone:** 01923208900
- **Visa sponsorship:** Holds a Home Office licence to sponsor Skilled Worker visas (rated A). — Register of licensed sponsors, 11 November 2026. A licence means the employer can sponsor; each advert says whether a post does.
- **Website:** [watfordboys.org](http://www.watfordboys.org/)
- **Register number:** URN 136276 ([register entry](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/136276))
- **Ofsted:** Report card, 14 April 2026: exceptional in 6 areas, strong standard in 1; safeguarding met — Last graded Outstanding (graded 13 October 2021)

## Vacancies (3)

- [Learning Support Assistant](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/1vy28fic7gj-learning-support-assistant) · Closes 27 Nov · Starts December 2026 · Permanent, part-time · Teaching support · Required for December 2026/January 2027, 8:25am-3:15pm Monday-Friday, term-time only (38 weeks)

- [Temporary Teacher of Mathematics](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/0isrl4q4vf8-temporary-teacher-of-mathematics) · Salary £35,602 to £54,328 a year · Closes 18 Nov · Full time, part time · Teaching at all levels within a dynamic, energetic department Planning and preparing lessons to reflect individual needs of students Regular assessment of students in line with…

- [Cover Supervisor & Games Coach](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/1dm1xiyd391-cover-supervisor-games-coach) · Salary £23,663 a year · Closes 23 Nov · Full time · Teaching support · The role8:25am - 3:15pm Monday-Friday, term-time only Cover lessons during short-term staff absence Supervise the class while they complete tasks set by the teacher Hours are 37…

## Exam results

| Year | Attainment 8 | Grade 5+ Eng. & maths |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2025/26 provisional | 66.3 | 84.4% |
| 2024/25 | 68.9 | 83.3% |
| 2023/24 | 66.5 | 84.7% |

Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26.

## Inspections

Report card (14 April 2026)

- **Inclusion:** Exceptional
- **Curriculum and teaching:** Exceptional
- **Achievement:** Exceptional
- **Attendance and behaviour:** Strong standard
- **Personal development and well-being:** Exceptional
- **Post-16:** Exceptional
- **Leadership and governance:** Exceptional
- **Safeguarding:** Met

| Date | Inspection | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 14 April 2026 | Report card | Exceptional in 6 areas, strong standard in 1; safeguarding met |
| 13 October 2021 | Graded inspection | Outstanding |

Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.

## Staff

| Year | Teachers | Pupils per teacher | Leavers | Vacancies | Average pay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025/26 | 99.8 | 15.9 | – | 0 | £54,133 |
| 2024/25 | 99.4 | 16.2 | 11% | 0 | £49,535 |
| 2023/24 | 97.8 | 15.9 | 13% | 0 | £45,920 |
| 2022/23 | 97.5 | 15.7 | 15% | 0 | £43,682 |
| 2021/22 | 89.2 | 17.0 | 12% | 0 | £44,501 |
| 2020/21 | 88.8 | 16.4 | 8% | 1 | £42,669 |

Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.

## Attendance

| Year | Sessions missed | Unauthorised | Persistently absent | Severely absent |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025/26 | 6.0% | 1.0% | 14.7% | 1.1% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 0.9% | 13.6% | 1.2% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 0.7% | 13.9% | 0.8% |
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 0.7% | 13.6% | 0.4% |
| 2021/22 | 4.6% | 0.3% | 9.3% | 0.6% |
| 2020/21 | 2.3% | 0.3% | 3.5% | 0.2% |

Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).

## Hiring history

23 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 11 teaching, 12 support. Most often advertised: 2nd in Charge of SEND Department (2), Cover Supervisor & Games Coach (2), 0.4FTE FTE Mathematics Teacher for Maternity Cover. Last advertised November 2026.

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## Sources

Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.

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