[EduAtlas](https://eduatlas.org/) › [United Kingdom](https://eduatlas.org/hiring/gb) # 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). Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. [1 live vacancy](https://eduatlas.org/#vacancies). - **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](http://www.watfordgrammarschoolforgirls.org.uk/) - **Register number:** URN 136289 ([register entry](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/136289)) - **Ofsted:** Outstanding, inspected 5 March 2024 ## Vacancies (1) - [Cover Supervisor](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/1zhqwa9222f-cover-supervisor) · Salary £20,511 a year · Closes 29 Nov · Part time · Teaching 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 | Year | Attainment 8 | Grade 5+ Eng. & maths | | --- | --- | --- | | 2025/26 provisional | 65.5 | 79.6% | | 2024/25 | 68.2 | 83.2% | | 2023/24 | 66.9 | 81.3% | 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 | Date | Inspection | Outcome | | --- | --- | --- | | 5 March 2024 | 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 | 79.2 | 18.0 | – | 1 | £59,544 | | 2024/25 | 83.3 | 17.1 | 9% | 1 | £54,760 | | 2023/24 | 86.9 | 16.7 | 18% | 0 | £45,849 | | 2022/23 | 90.3 | 16.1 | 14% | 0 | £45,518 | | 2021/22 | 83.6 | 17.1 | 5% | 0 | £43,447 | | 2020/21 | 80.5 | 17.4 | 12% | 0 | £44,138 | 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 | 5.2% | 0.5% | 11.6% | 0.9% | | 2024/25 | 5.6% | 0.5% | 12.5% | 1.5% | | 2023/24 | 5.9% | 0.7% | 15.7% | 1.1% | | 2022/23 | 5.4% | 0.5% | 14.3% | 0.6% | | 2021/22 | 6.2% | 0.4% | 15.1% | 0.9% | | 2020/21 | 2.3% | 0.3% | 2.8% | 0.8% | 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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