Future Academies Watford
About the school
Future Academies Watford is an open secondary school in Hertfordshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 29 April 2025
- Published
- 11 June 2025
- Inspection type
- Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
- Latest outcome
- Not judged
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 39.8
- Hertfordshire
- 50.6
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Hertfordshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 32.10%
- Hertfordshire
- 53.40%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 55.40%
- Hertfordshire
- 71.70%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 65.20%
- Hertfordshire
- 47.00%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.69
- Hertfordshire
- 4.56
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C
Average A-level points
- School
- 30.26
AAB or better
- School
- 0.00%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1018
Girls
49.31%
Boys
50.69%
SEN support
12.87%
Education, health and care plan
2.55%
English as an additional language
18.80%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
35.08%
Overall absence
9.86
Persistent absence
24.87
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
189
Sustained education or employment
94%
Education
89%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
3%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
55
Sustained education or employment
87%
Higher education
58%
Further education
5%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
18%