Chorleywood Primary School

Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

0.39 miles

Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

0.85

0.26

0.54

0.25

0.85

0.39

0.37

0.39

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Chorleywood Primary School is a primary school in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 26 March 2025. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.

Chorleywood Primary School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	0.39 mi
Reception 2025	0.37 mi
Reception 2024	0.39 mi
Reception 2023	0.85 mi
Reception 2022	0.25 mi
Reception 2021	0.54 mi
Reception 2020	0.26 mi
Reception 2019	0.85 mi
Reception 2018	0.33 mi
Reception 2017	0.44 mi
Reception 2016	0.38 mi
Reception 2015	0.53 mi

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place under one of its admission criteria lived 0.39 miles away, about the same as in 2025 and nearer than in 2015.
Across the published Reception years from 2015 to 2026, the last distance swung sharply between some years.
Reception 2026 had 24 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 21 offers went to first-choice families and 3 first-choice families (13%) were not offered a place.
In 2024/25, 80% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 33% reached the higher standard (England 8%).

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hertfordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Stag Lane, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5HR
Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 205 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 7.3% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 22

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Standards maintained Inspected 26 March 2025

Strengths

“This is a school where there are no boundaries to what pupils can achieve.”
“Pupils respond impressively to adults’ high expectations, and they work hard to be the best they can be.”
“Pupils overcome their barriers to learning with maturity and determination.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 May 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	80%	62%

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 24 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 21 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.

The Russell School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Shepherd Primary 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
St John Catholic Primary School 1.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Maple Cross Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published