Watford Field Road, Watford, Hertfordshire WD18 0AZ
10 reasons to choose Field Junior School
Top line
Field Junior School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 74. It is one of the best state primary schools in Watford and one of the 5 best independent or state primaries within 2 miles.
School fundamentals
Field Junior School is a state junior school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 7 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2017) inspection.
Average class size
Field Junior School usually has two classes per year, and an average class size of 27 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Field Junior School ranks in the top 6% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 6% of schools.
The Field Junior School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips in Years 4 and 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Field Junior School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. School Games Mark Gold Award.
The Arts at Field Junior School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 8.50am to 3.20pm with a breakfast club from 8.00am.
Find another school near Field Junior School
Longwood School (1.2 miles); St Margaret’s School, Junior School (2 miles).
St Anthony’s Catholic Primary School, Watford (1.8 miles); Nascot Wood Junior School (2.1 miles); Cassiobury Junior School (2.3 miles).
Merchant Taylors’ School, Northwood (1.7 miles); St Margaret’s School, Bushey (2 miles); Purcell School (2 miles).
Watford Grammar School for Girls (0.6 miles); Watford Grammar School for Boys (1.3 miles); Queens’ School (1.5 miles).