Saint Joan of Arc Catholic 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 06/12/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.6%, which is 0.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: High Street, Rickmansworth, WD3 1HG
Website: http://www.joa.herts.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01923773881
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Peter Sweeney
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137914

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 06/12/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1243
Number of Pupils: 1258
Number of Boys: 677
Number of Girls: 581

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.41 Confidence interval 0.24 to 0.59
Of the 207 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 203 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:61%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:97%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:62%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:55.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:5.04
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School
Park Road , WD3 1HU
3out of 4 342 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Harvey Road Primary School
Harvey Road , Croxley Green WD3 3BN
4out of 4 1,302 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Rickmansworth
Stockers Farm Road , WD3 1NY
3out of 4 1,436 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Yorke Mead Primary School
Dulwich Way , Croxley Green WD3 3PX
3out of 4 1,680 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St John Catholic Primary School
Berry Lane , Mill End WD3 7HG
3out of 4 1,979 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School
High Street , WD3 1HG
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Rickmansworth School
Scots Hill , WD3 3AQ
3out of 4 941 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Croxley Danes School
Baldwins Lane , Croxley Green WD3 3LR
- not rated 2,948 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
The Reach Free School
Long Lane , WD3 8AB
3out of 4 3,038 yd Free schools 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 1,130 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Charlotte House Preparatory School
88 The Drive , WD3 4DU
- not rated 1,527 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Merchant Taylors' Prep School
Moor Farm , Sandy Lodge Road WD3 1LW
- not rated 2,279 yd Other independent school Yes Boys More About School
York House School
Sarratt Road , Croxley Green WD3 4LW
- not rated 2,767 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Merchant Taylors' School
Sandy Lodge , HA6 2HT
- not rated 3,266 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.