Rickmansworth School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Rickmansworth School is a secondary school in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 19 September 2023. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2015 to 2026 entry.
Rickmansworth 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 |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2022 | Not published |
| Year 7 2021 | Not published |
| Year 7 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2018 | Not published |
| Year 7 2017 | Not published |
| Year 7 2016 | Not published |
| Year 7 2015 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 292 first-choice applications for 237 offers; 162 offers went to first-choice families and 130 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 228 of the 1,506 applications for Year 7 in 2026 came from families living outside Hertfordshire, and 9 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 81% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 61.2 (England 46).
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
- Scots Hill, Rickmansworth, WD3 3AQ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,575 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 19 September 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils, including students in the sixth form, experience a high quality of education at Rickmansworth School.”
- “Leaders set exceptionally high expectations for pupils’ work, personal development and behaviour.”
- “Pupils are very happy and highly enthusiastic about attending school.”
To improve
- “However, more recently introduced curriculum areas are not taught with the high levels of consistency seen elsewhere in the school.”
- “As a result, students do not currently perform as highly in this small number of subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 October 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 81% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 61.2 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 292 first-preference applications, 237 offers in total, 162 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.
- Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Croxley Danes School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Westfield Academy 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Watford Grammar School for Boys 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Reach Free School 2.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Watford Grammar School for Girls 2.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Clement Danes School 2.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- The Grange Academy 3.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
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