Rickmansworth School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Hertfordshire
Scots Hill, Rickmansworth, WD3 3AQ
83
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 19/09/2023
Application demand
50%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.9%
9.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,575
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
1,575 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
50%
1st preference success rate
157 of 311 families who put it first got an offer
232
Places offered
1556
Total applications
6.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 311 | 157 | ● 50% |
| 2nd preference | 540 | 39 | ● 7% |
| 3rd preference | 415 | 28 | ● 7% |
| 4th preference | 290 | 8 | ● 3% |
| Total | 1556 | 232 | 15% |
1st preference success by year
Hertfordshire lets families list 4 preferences. 204 applications came from outside the council area (6 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.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Matthew Fletcher
- Address
- Scots Hill, Rickmansworth, WD3 3AQ
- Phone
- 01923773296
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Dickinsons · South West Hertfordshire
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136606
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 6% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 32% | — | — |
| SEN support | 5% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: RICKMANSWORTH SCHOOL
1,575 pupils · 1,575 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
19 September 2023
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,270 pupils
Attendance
94.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
9.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 58.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.30 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 73% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 89% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.45 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 38.87 | — | — |
Average grade: B (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 61.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 80.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 90.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 72.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.76 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 226 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.68 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 11.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 153 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 226 | 43% | 83% | 92% | |
| English Language | 226 | 37% | 78% | 92% | |
| English Literature | 225 | 36% | 84% | 92% | |
| History | 131 | 42% | 73% | 85% | |
| Combined Science | 123 | 20% | 66% | 82% | |
| Biology | 102 | 57% | 93% | 98% | |
| Physics | 101 | 51% | 94% | 97% | |
| Chemistry | 101 | 60% | 93% | 98% | |
| French | 90 | 33% | 68% | 79% | |
| Geography | 86 | 47% | 80% | 91% | |
| Art and Design | 86 | 43% | 81% | 88% | |
| German | 77 | 34% | 69% | 84% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 67 | 12% | 33% | 58% | |
| Psychology | 45 | 2% | 24% | 58% | |
| Biology | 33 | 6% | 21% | 55% | |
| Economics | 33 | 3% | 24% | 64% | |
| Chemistry | 31 | 3% | 13% | 45% | |
| History | 26 | 0% | 12% | 73% | |
| Sociology | 26 | 8% | 27% | 69% | |
| Physics | 25 | 8% | 32% | 40% | |
| Photography | 22 | 50% | 64% | 95% | |
| Geography | 21 | 0% | 24% | 57% | |
| English Literature | 18 | 6% | 17% | 72% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 17 | 12% | 35% | 53% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 11145: Rickmansworth School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 59% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 6% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 62% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Hertfordshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.