Watford Grammar School for Girls

Who we are

Since 1704, we have been nurturing independent, creative and ambitious young women. Building up a long tradition of academic excellence, our modern curriculum empowers our students to be the best they can be.

Watford Grammar School for Girls is an outstanding state school, one that achieves excellent exam results built from a rich academic curriculum and strong pastoral support. Whilst we value our past and tradition, we embrace innovation and recognise the importance of being progressive and forward thinking.

We are a partially selective 11-18 girls’ school, founded as ‘The Free School’ in Watford in 1704 with a mission to teach girls from the outset. This makes us one of the oldest girls’ school in the country. We are proud of our heritage, but equally proud of our forward-thinking approach to teaching and learning. Watford Grammar School for Girls has a very strong and distinctive ethos with clear vision and values. There are close to 1500 pupils on roll with more than 400 in the sixth form.

There are always plenty of opportunities for teaching and support staff to train and develop their careers at Watford Grammar School for Girls.  If you are interested in working with us or would like to discuss a vacancy in more detail please contact the Recruitment Team.

Watford Grammar School for Girls is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.  Therefore, we expect all workers and employees to share this commitment. 

It is an ongoing condition of employment that all individual employees demonstrate and maintain at all times, a command of spoken English that is sufficient for the role.

Positions are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and applicants will be required to declare any convictions, cautions, reprimands and warnings that are not ‘protected’ [as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020)].