Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School
Berry Lane, Rickmansworth, WD3 4BT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Holly Butcher
- Constituency
- South West Hertfordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 198
- URN
- 117289
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01923720507
About this school
Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School is a community primary school in Rickmansworth. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 198 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 2 April 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 30 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 67% | 81% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 3% | 22% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 77% | 94% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 70% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 77% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hertfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 81% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 207 |
| 2023/24 | 207 |
| 2024/25 | 209 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School compares
Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School ranked 37th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 81% | 3.7% | 4.8% | 198 | — |
| St John Catholic Primary School | 50% | 7% | 21.5% | 107 | 0.6 miles |
| Shepherd Primary | 37% | 7.3% | 25.9% | 179 | 0.6 miles |
| St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 79% | 3.8% | 10.3% | 275 | 0.6 miles |
| Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School | 80% | 3.9% | 2.9% | 230 | 1.0 miles |
| Chorleywood Primary School | 80% | 3.4% | 8% | 205 | 1.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 4.78%
- English as an additional language
- 11.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.71%
- Persistent absence
- 7.65%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St John Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Rickmansworth
-
Shepherd Primary0.6 miles
Primary · Rickmansworth
-
St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Rickmansworth
-
Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School1.0 miles
Primary · Rickmansworth
-
Chorleywood Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Rickmansworth
Other schools in Rickmansworth
Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School ranks 4th of the 15 ranked primary schools in Rickmansworth.
- Chenies School Primary
- Chorleywood Primary School Primary
- Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School Primary
- Harvey Road Primary School Primary
- Little Green Junior School Primary
- Malvern Way Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Maple Cross Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School Primary
- Sarratt Church of England Primary School Primary
- Shepherd Primary Primary
- St John Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School teach?
- Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Rickmansworth.
- Who is the headteacher of Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School?
- The headteacher of Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School is Mrs Holly Butcher, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School?
- Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School has 198 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School full?
- Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School has capacity for 210 pupils and 198 on roll (94%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School a faith school?
- No. Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 81% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School rank locally?
- Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School ranked 37th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School's absence rate?
- Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.