Primary schools in Watford

Primary schools in Watford

This page provides brief details of primary schools in the Watford urban area, comprising the borough of Watford together with adjoining suburban areas within the Three Rivers and Hertsmere districts in Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

All the state-funded primary schools in Watford are co-educational.There are five Roman Catholic schools and one Church of England school in the area, all of which are voluntary aided schools.The remaining schools are all non-faith community schools.The Local Education Authority is Hertfordshire County Council.

There are still some linked pairs of infant schools and junior schools, with the infant school covering Reception and Key Stage 1 (Years 1 and 2) and the junior school covering Key Stage 2 (Years 3 to 6).However most have been amalgamated in a single Junior Mixed Infant (JMI) school or (equivalently) primary school.

Borough of Watford

The original village school in Yorke Road was established in 1875.After the building was partially destroyed by fire, Harvey Road School was hastily built to accommodate some of the students.The village school was finally replaced by Yorke Meade School. [cite book
title = A History of Croxley Green through its Street Names
author = Shirley Greenman
publisher = Croxley Green Print and Publicity | location = Croxley Green | year = 1996
isbn = 0-9528036-0-7
]

outh: South Oxhey and Carpenders Park

South Oxhey and Carpenders Park lie within Three Rivers district.

Greenfields Primary School was the first of a new generation of school buildings in Hertfordshire, and is Grade II listed. [ [http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=159001 Greenfields Primary School] , "Images of England", English Heritage National Monuments Record.]

East: Oxhey and North Bushey

The eastern part of Oxhey straddles Three Rivers and Hertsmere districts, while North Bushey lies within Hertsmere.

Bushey Manor Junior School was originally the London Road Boys' Elementary School, on the site now occupied by Bushey Health Centre.It moved to its current site in Grange Road in 1957, and changed to its current name in the 1960s. [cite book
title = Merry Hill School 1827–1972
author = John Hands | coauthors = Sandy Woodley
publisher = Alpine Press | location = Kings Langley | year = 2002
]

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