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Watford Grammar School for Girls

Watford Grammar School for Girls is a secondary academy in Watford, United Kingdom with 1,427 pupils, part of Watford Grammar School for Girls. Ofsted: Outstanding, inspected 5 March 2024. As of 11 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Cover Supervisor (closes 29 November).

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Head
Chris Wilshaw, Headmistress
Trust or group
Watford Grammar School for Girls
Type
Academy, Secondary
Pupils
1,427 pupils · 100% girls · 6.7% eligible for free school meals · 32.8% with English as an additional language
DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
60 (4.2%) on SEN support · 15 (1.1%) with an education, health and care plan
DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Location
Watford, WD18 0AE, United Kingdom
Telephone
01923223403
Website
watfordgrammarschoolforgirls.org.uk
Register number
URN 136289 (register entry)
Ofsted
Outstanding, inspected 5 March 2024

Vacancies (1)

Cover Supervisor

Salary £20,511 a yearCloses 29 Nov

Part timeTeaching support

Job Title : Cover Supervisor Contract Type : Fixed Term/Term-Time Working Hours : 8.30am - 4pm (32.5 hours per week)Breaks : 1 hour unpaid per day Pay Scale & Point : H4, 6We are…

Exam results

YearAttainment 8Grade 5+ Eng. & maths
2025/26 provisional65.579.6%
2024/2568.283.2%
2023/2466.981.3%

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

DateInspectionOutcome
5 March 2024Graded inspectionOutstanding

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

YearTeachersPupils per teacherLeaversVacanciesAverage pay
2025/2679.218.0–1£59,544
2024/2583.317.19%1£54,760
2023/2486.916.718%0£45,849
2022/2390.316.114%0£45,518
2021/2283.617.15%0£43,447
2020/2180.517.412%0£44,138
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
YearTeachersPupils per teacherLeaversVacanciesAverage pay
2019/2080.217.011%0£43,398
2018/1978.816.310%0£41,310
2017/1882.715.315%0£39,092
2016/1783.615.722%0£38,943
2015/1687.914.817%0£38,569
2014/1595.713.515%0£37,702
2013/1493.514.013%0£37,482
2012/1396.513.513%0£37,603
2011/12100.012.98%0£37,751
2010/1191.213.99%0£38,347

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

YearSessions missedUnauthorisedPersistently absentSeverely absent
2025/265.2%0.5%11.6%0.9%
2024/255.6%0.5%12.5%1.5%
2023/245.9%0.7%15.7%1.1%
2022/235.4%0.5%14.3%0.6%
2021/226.2%0.4%15.1%0.9%
2020/212.3%0.3%2.8%0.8%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
YearSessions missedUnauthorisedPersistently absentSeverely absent
2018/193.3%0.2%4.8%0.0%
2017/183.9%0.3%6.3%0.1%
2016/173.9%0.2%6.2%0.4%

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

6 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 2 teaching, 4 support. Most often advertised: General Leisure Assistant (2), Careers Lead, Cover Administrator / Supervisor. Last advertised September 2026.

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Sources

Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Inspection: Ofsted. 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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