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We are a primary school, serving Watford, which is a vibrant and thriving community. We are situated in a beautiful and unique listed building that is a well-known landmark in the town centre. We are very close to many interesting and useful local features and amenities, such as the Watford Central...

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We have school tours running throughout the year. To book a place on these tours please contact the school office on 01923 224160 or office@lanchester.herts.sch.uk

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  • 09:03 PM - 11th March, 2026 What an amazing visit from @vixxplay! The kids thoroughly enjoyed your motivational stories and had a blast with the activities. Thanks for inspiring us and making it such a special day.
  • 02:12 PM - 9th March, 2026 A huge well done to our very own Gavinu and the talented pupils of Lanchester Primary! 🎨✨ We were so proud to be part of the community fun day at Watford Leisure Centre – Central last weekend. A special shout-out to Gavinu, who won the school drawing competition! 🏆 The highlight of the day was definitely meeting Team GB star and Gladiator, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey @aikines He was so impressed with the artwork and the energy from our pupils. It was an amazing day celebrating the new £3m facilities in our community. 💪🏃‍♂️ Well done to everyone who took part! 🌟
  • 12:52 PM - 6th March, 2026 There’s still time to sponsor! Our Great Athletes event with Olympic medallist is happening on Wednesday 11th March, and there is still time to support our children! So far we have raised an amazing £430, and every donation helps support physical activity and wellbeing for our pupils. 💜 If you would like to sponsor a child or help us raise even more for the school, you can still donate here: https://sportal.greatathletes.org/events/lanchester-primary-school Thank you so much for your continued support – we can’t wait for the event! 🙌 #GreatAthletes #SchoolFundraising #ActiveSchools #LanchesterPrimary #Teamwork HealthySchools
  • 07:40 PM - 5th March, 2026 A big thank you to @westhertscollege for hosting our children over the last two days! 🎭✨ The children had such a fantastic time and absolutely loved watching Scooby Doo today. It was a brilliant experience for them and they were so excited to see the performance come to life on stage. A special thank you to the wonderful cast for taking the time to take a photo with our children – it made the day even more memorable! 🐾💜 #SchoolTrip #ScoobyDoo #TheatreExperience #ThankYou #WestHertsCollege PrimarySchoolMemories
  • 07:37 PM - 5th March, 2026 📦📚 Some of our Reception “Book in a Box” entries! 📚📦 Our Reception children really thought outside the box with their wonderful Book in a Box creations for World Book Day! 🌟 From favourite characters to clever clues about their stories, the children did a brilliant job sharing their love of books. We loved seeing their ideas come to life inside the box! 📖✨ Take a look at some of their fantastic entries… #WorldBookDay #BookInABox #ReceptionClass #EarlyReading #LoveOfBooks ThinkingOutsideTheBox