St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Rickmansworth
Stockers Farm Road, Rickmansworth, WD3 1NY
This school is closed (it closed in March 2024).
It was replaced by St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Interim Headteacher
- Mrs Natasha Maxwell
- Diocese
- Diocese of St Albans
- Constituency
- South West Hertfordshire
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 192
- URN
- 117447
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
About this school
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Rickmansworth was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Rickmansworth. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 192 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Rickmansworth has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 27% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.20 | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - |
| Maths progress | +2.50 | - |
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 St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Rickmansworth 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 | 67% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 27% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 195 |
| 2023/24 | 192 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Rickmansworth compares
Its absence rate was lower than 72% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.8% | 10.4% | 192 | — |
| St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School | 56% | 4.4% | 12.1% | 194 | 0.0 miles |
| St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 79% | 3.8% | 10.3% | 275 | 0.8 miles |
| St John Catholic Primary School | 50% | 7% | 21.5% | 107 | 0.9 miles |
| Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School | 93% | 3.7% | 6.1% | 201 | 1.0 miles |
| Shepherd Primary | 37% | 7.3% | 25.9% | 179 | 1.0 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.4%
- English as an additional language
- 22.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.8%
- Persistent absence
- 10.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Rickmansworth
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St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Rickmansworth
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St John Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Rickmansworth
-
Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · Rickmansworth
-
Shepherd Primary1.0 miles
Primary · Rickmansworth
Other 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
- Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School Primary
- Sarratt Church of England Primary School Primary
- Shepherd Primary Primary
- St John Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Rickmansworth teach?
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Rickmansworth taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Rickmansworth.
- Has St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Rickmansworth been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Rickmansworth under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Rickmansworth?
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Rickmansworth had 192 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Rickmansworth's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 27% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Rickmansworth's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Rickmansworth'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 9 July 2024.