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Malvern Way Infant and Nursery School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Hertfordshire

Malvern Way, Rickmansworth, WD3 3QQ

Website 01923773430

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

Not judged

Graded 25/02/2025

Application demand

85%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

95.2%

7.5% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

240

Capacity used

Has space

89%

270 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

85%

1st preference success rate

50 of 59 families who put it first got an offer

60

Places offered

150

Total applications

2.5

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference5950● 85%
2nd preference409● 23%
3rd preference431● 2%
4th preference80● 0%
Total1506040%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
86%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
85%
2025

Hertfordshire lets families list 4 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Last distance offered

From Hertfordshire council's allocation report on offer day. It changes every year, so treat it as a guide.

September 2026 entry

1.49 km

Furthest child offered under "Not Nearest School"

153 applications · 60 places · 60 offered

Siblings28
Nearest School17
Not Nearest School12

September 2025 entry

1.51 km

Furthest child offered under "Not Nearest School"

151 applications · 60 places · 60 offered

Siblings26
Nearest School22
Not Nearest School12

Currently available for Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Enfield schools, from council allocation reports. Distances are straight-line from home to school.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
2–7
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Amanda Del Percio
Address
Malvern Way, Croxley Green, Rickmansworth, WD3 3QQ
Phone
01923773430
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Ward / constituency
Durrants · South West Hertfordshire
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
117133

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals4%——
English as additional language19%——
SEN support4%——
53% boys (126)47% girls (114)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

240 pupils · 270 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 25

    25 February 2025

    Full graded inspection

    Not judged overall effectiveness
    Early yearsOutstanding
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationOutstanding
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 161 pupils

Attendance

95.2%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.8%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

7.5%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.6%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.8%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

13%
20/21
5%
21/22
4%
22/23
3%
23/24
7%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1.5 km — based on the last distance offered, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Hertfordshire council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.