Rickmansworth School is a secondary school located in Rickmansworth. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 25/09/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Scots Hill, Rickmansworth, WD3 3AQ
Website: http://www.rickmansworth.herts.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01923773296
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Matthew Fletcher
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136606

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 25/09/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1425
Number of Pupils: 1384
Number of Boys: 684
Number of Girls: 700

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.37 Confidence interval 0.19 to 0.56
Of the 193 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 188 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:63%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:98%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:72%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:58.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:5.36
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Harvey Road Primary School
Harvey Road , Croxley Green WD3 3BN
4out of 4 417 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School
Park Road , WD3 1HU
3out of 4 768 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Yorke Mead Primary School
Dulwich Way , Croxley Green WD3 3PX
3out of 4 781 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Malvern Way Infant and Nursery School
Malvern Way , Croxley Green WD3 3QQ
4out of 4 1,308 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Little Green Junior School
Lincoln Drive , Croxley Green WD3 3NJ
3out of 4 1,722 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rickmansworth School
Scots Hill , WD3 3AQ
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School
High Street , WD3 1HG
3out of 4 941 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Croxley Danes School
Baldwins Lane , Croxley Green WD3 3LR
- not rated 2,014 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Westfield Academy
Tolpits Lane , WD18 6NS
3out of 4 2,961 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Royal Masonic School for Girls
Rickmansworth Park , Chorleywood Road WD3 4HF
- not rated 1,423 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Merchant Taylors' Prep School
Moor Farm , Sandy Lodge Road WD3 1LW
- not rated 1,930 yd Other independent school Yes Boys More About School
Charlotte House Preparatory School
88 The Drive , WD3 4DU
- not rated 1,977 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
York House School
Sarratt Road , Croxley Green WD3 4LW
- not rated 2,184 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Merchant Taylors' School
Sandy Lodge , HA6 2HT
- not rated 2,760 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.