Croxley Danes School
Baldwins Lane, Croxley Green, Rickmansworth, WD3 3LR
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- DANES EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Andy Harris
- Sponsor
- St Clement Danes School
- Constituency
- South West Hertfordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,206
- Pupils on roll
- 1,049
- URN
- 144402
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01923284483
About this school
Croxley Danes School is a secondary academy in Rickmansworth. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,049 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Croxley Danes School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 178 | 173 | 178 |
| Attainment 8 score | 52.6 | 49.7 | 51.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.35 +0.14 to +0.56 | +0.10 -0.12 to +0.31 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 60% | 47.4% | 50% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 79% | 72.3% | 69.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 58% | 61.3% | 46.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
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 Croxley Danes 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 | 52.6 | 44.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 49.7 | 44.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 51.3 | 44.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 993 |
| 2023/24 | 1,089 |
| 2024/25 | 1,082 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Croxley Danes School compares
Croxley Danes School ranked 34th of 78 secondary schools in Hertfordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 79% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51.3 | 8.8% | 15.5% | 1,049 | — |
| Watford Grammar School for Boys | 68.9 | 7.1% | 7.3% | 1,590 | 0.8 miles |
| Westfield Academy | 41.4 | 10.4% | 27.8% | 1,331 | 0.8 miles |
| Rickmansworth School | 61.2 | 5.1% | 7.2% | 1,575 | 1.1 miles |
| Watford Grammar School for Girls | 68.2 | 6.7% | 7.2% | 1,427 | 1.5 miles |
| Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School | 50.6 | 7.9% | 10.4% | 1,198 | 1.7 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
-
Graded inspection report24 February 2026
- 25 January 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.48%
- English as an additional language
- 26.1%
- Overall absence
- 8.76%
- Persistent absence
- 21.89%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Watford Grammar School for Boys0.8 miles
Secondary · Watford
-
Westfield Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · Watford
-
Rickmansworth School1.1 miles
Secondary · Rickmansworth
-
Watford Grammar School for Girls1.5 miles
Secondary · Watford
-
Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School1.7 miles
Secondary · Rickmansworth
Other schools in Rickmansworth
Croxley Danes School ranks 3rd of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Rickmansworth.
- Rickmansworth School Secondary
- Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School Secondary
- St Clement Danes School Secondary
- The Reach Free School Secondary
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does Croxley Danes School teach?
- Croxley Danes School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Rickmansworth.
- Who is the headteacher of Croxley Danes School?
- The headteacher of Croxley Danes School is Mr Andy Harris, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Croxley Danes School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Croxley Danes 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 Croxley Danes School?
- Croxley Danes School has 1,049 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Croxley Danes School full?
- Croxley Danes School has capacity for 1,206 pupils and 1,049 on roll (87%), 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 Croxley Danes School a faith school?
- No. Croxley Danes School has no designated religious character.
- Is Croxley Danes School part of an academy trust?
- Croxley Danes School is part of DANES EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Croxley Danes School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 52.6 in 2022/23 and 51.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Croxley Danes School compare with other schools in Hertfordshire?
- Croxley Danes School ranked 34th of 78 secondary schools in Hertfordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 79% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Croxley Danes School's absence rate?
- Croxley Danes School's overall absence rate is 8.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Croxley Danes School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Croxley Danes 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 10 July 2026.