Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School
Park Road, Rickmansworth, WD3 1HU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Jane Linch
- Constituency
- South West Hertfordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 201
- URN
- 117304
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01923770265
About this school
Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School is a community primary school in Rickmansworth. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 201 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 90% | 93% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 20% | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 97% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 93% | 97% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 93% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 110.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - | - |
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 Rickmansworth Park 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 | 73% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 90% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 93% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 198 |
| 2023/24 | 194 |
| 2024/25 | 197 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School compares
Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School ranked 1st of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 99% 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 | 93% | 3.7% | 6.1% | 201 | — |
| Harvey Road Primary School | 87% | 2.8% | 3.8% | 240 | 0.7 miles |
| Yorke Mead Primary School | 73% | 3.9% | 9.9% | 441 | 0.8 miles |
| St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School | 56% | 4.4% | 12.1% | 194 | 1.0 miles |
| Malvern Way Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.8% | 6% | 240 | 1.2 miles |
| St John Catholic Primary School | 50% | 7% | 21.5% | 107 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.09%
- English as an additional language
- 34.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.74%
- Persistent absence
- 3.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Harvey Road Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Rickmansworth
-
Yorke Mead Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Rickmansworth
-
St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Rickmansworth
-
Malvern Way Infant and Nursery School1.2 miles
Primary · Rickmansworth
-
St John Catholic Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Rickmansworth
Other schools in Rickmansworth
Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School ranks 1st of the 15 ranked primary schools in Rickmansworth.
- Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School Primary
- 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
- 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 ages does Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School teach?
- Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Rickmansworth.
- Who is the headteacher of Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School?
- The headteacher of Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School is Miss Jane Linch, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rickmansworth Park 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 many pupils are at Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School?
- Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School has 201 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School full?
- Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School has capacity for 210 pupils and 201 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School a faith school?
- No. Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Rickmansworth Park 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 73% in 2022/23 and 93% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School compare with other schools in Hertfordshire?
- Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School ranked 1st of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 99% 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 Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School's absence rate?
- Rickmansworth Park 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 Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rickmansworth Park 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.