Yorke Mead Primary School

Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

0.57 miles

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

Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

0.92

0.32

0.35

0.34

0.32

0.45

0.55

0.57

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Yorke Mead Primary School is a primary school in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 12 November 2024. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.

Yorke Mead 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	0.57 mi
Reception 2025	0.55 mi
Reception 2024	0.45 mi
Reception 2023	0.32 mi
Reception 2022	0.34 mi
Reception 2021	0.35 mi
Reception 2020	0.32 mi
Reception 2019	0.92 mi
Reception 2018	0.42 mi
Reception 2017	0.45 mi
Reception 2016	0.42 mi
Reception 2015	0.43 mi

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

What the figures show

For Reception in 2026, Yorke Mead had 63 first-choice applications for 58 offers, with 54 offers going to first-choice families and 9 first-choice families not offered a place.
The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 under one of its admission criteria lived 0.57 miles away, about the same as in 2025, further than in 2015.
In 2024/25, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 10% 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: Dulwich Way, Croxley Green, Rickmansworth, WD3 3PX
Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 441 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 8.8% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 23.4

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

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 12 November 2024

Strengths

“Pupils delight in coming to school.”
“They look forward to their lessons and spending time with their friends.”
“Pupils feel safe and secure to be themselves.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 December 2024 (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)	73%	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: 63 first-preference applications, 58 offers in total, 54 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.

Harvey Road Primary School 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Malvern Way Infant and Nursery School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
Little Green Junior School 0.5 mi School remains Good
Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
Ascot Road Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Willow Tree Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Cassiobury Junior School 1.7 mi Good