Royal Masonic School for Girls
Rickmansworth Park, Chorleywood Road, Rickmansworth, WD3 4HF
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Kevin Carson
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- South West Hertfordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,050
- Pupils on roll
- 880
- URN
- 117641
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01923773168
About this school
Royal Masonic School for Girls is a girls' independent school in Rickmansworth. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 880 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Royal Masonic School for Girls under its current framework. 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
Royal Masonic School for Girls has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1935, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 131 | 113 | 126 |
| Attainment 8 score | 64.5 | 65.3 | 66.2 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 79% | 77% | 75.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 90% | 93.8% | 91.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 43% | 28.3% | 27% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Royal Masonic School for Girls 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 | 64.5 | 44.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 65.3 | 44.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 66.2 | 44.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 999 |
| 2023/24 | 976 |
| 2024/25 | 928 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 12
- Pupils on SEN support
- 160
Location
Nearby schools
-
Charlotte House Preparatory School0.3 miles
Independent schools · Rickmansworth
-
York House School1.2 miles
Independent schools
-
Merchant Taylors' Prep School1.9 miles
Independent schools · Rickmansworth
-
Merchant Taylors' School2.4 miles
Independent schools · Northwood
-
Chessbrook Education Support Centre2.5 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Watford
Other schools in Rickmansworth
- Charlotte House Preparatory School Independent schools
- Merchant Taylors' Prep School Independent schools
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does Royal Masonic School for Girls teach?
- Royal Masonic School for Girls teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is an independent school in Rickmansworth.
- Who is the headteacher of Royal Masonic School for Girls?
- The headteacher of Royal Masonic School for Girls is Mr Kevin Carson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Royal Masonic School for Girls been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Royal Masonic School for Girls 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 Royal Masonic School for Girls?
- Royal Masonic School for Girls has 880 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Royal Masonic School for Girls full?
- Royal Masonic School for Girls has capacity for 1,050 pupils and 880 on roll (84%), 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 Royal Masonic School for Girls a faith school?
- No. Royal Masonic School for Girls has no designated religious character.
- How have Royal Masonic School for Girls's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 64.5 in 2022/23 and 66.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Royal Masonic School for Girls's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Royal Masonic School for Girls'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 24 July 2026.