Maple Cross Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School

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

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

0.76 miles

Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

0.45

0.43

0.46

0.40

0.76

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Maple Cross Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School is a primary school in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 7 July 2022. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.

Maple Cross Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery 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	0.76 mi
Reception 2025	0.40 mi
Reception 2024	0.46 mi
Reception 2023	0.46 mi
Reception 2022	0.46 mi
Reception 2021	0.46 mi
Reception 2020	0.43 mi
Reception 2019	0.45 mi
Reception 2018	0.47 mi
Reception 2017	0.44 mi
Reception 2016	0.47 mi
Reception 2015	0.35 mi

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

What the figures show

In 2024/25, 61% (England 62%) met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, the 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire.
In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 0.76 miles away, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 12 years published.
For Reception 2026 there were 16 first-choice applications for 19 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
At 25.9%, the share of pupils eligible for free school meals is above the middle figure of 8.1% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire.

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: Denham Way, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, WD3 9SS
Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 166 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 25.9% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 17.3

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

Ofsted

Good Inspected 7 July 2022

Strengths

“Pupils at Maple Cross enjoy learning.”
“They understand and live up to the school’s values to ‘reflect, lead and aspire’.”
“Pupils behave well in lessons and during playtimes.”

To improve

“However, there are occasions where additional support is not targeted as precisely as it should be.”
“This means that for some pupils with SEND do not access learning as effectively as they should.”
“Whilst they have seen some improvements, these have not been as quick as they would like.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 September 2022 (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)	61%	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: 16 first-preference applications, 19 offers in total, 16 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.

Shepherd Primary 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
St John Catholic Primary School 1.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Chorleywood Primary School 2.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School 2.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
The Russell School 2.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School 2.7 mi Not judged Last distance published