Schools in Rickmansworth

About schools in Rickmansworth

Most of the 24 schools listed in Rickmansworth are primary schools. Its five secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. It also has three independent schools, which sit outside the state system and set their own admissions.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

73%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 15 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

56.0

average Attainment 8 score, across the 5 schools with published results

Primary schools16

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  81%

  expected standard
• Chenies School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  74%

  expected standard
• Chorleywood Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  80%

  expected standard
• Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  80%

  expected standard
• Harvey Road Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  87%

  expected standard
• Little Green Junior School

  Community school · Ages 7 to 11

  71%

  expected standard
• Malvern Way Infant and Nursery School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 7

• Maple Cross Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  61%

  expected standard
• Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School

  Community school · Ages 5 to 11

  93%

  expected standard
• Sarratt Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  76%

  expected standard
• Shepherd Primary

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  37%

  expected standard
• St John Catholic Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  56%

  expected standard
• St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 2 to 11

  79%

  expected standard
• The Russell School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  86%

  expected standard
• Yorke Mead Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  73%

  expected standard

Secondary schools5

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Croxley Danes School

  Free schools · Ages 11 to 18

  51.3

  Attainment 8
• Rickmansworth School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  61.2

  Attainment 8
• Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  50.6

  Attainment 8
• St Clement Danes School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  65.1

  Attainment 8
• The Reach Free School

  Free schools · Ages 11 to 18

  44.2

  Attainment 8

Independent schools3

• Charlotte House Preparatory School

  Other independent school · Ages 3 to 11 · Girls

• Merchant Taylors' Prep School

  Other independent school · Ages 3 to 13 · Boys

• Royal Masonic School for Girls

  Other independent school · Ages 2 to 19 · Girls

Common questions about schools in Rickmansworth

How many schools are in Rickmansworth?

OfferDay lists 24 schools in Rickmansworth, including 16 primary schools and five secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Rickmansworth?

Every school in Rickmansworth is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Rickmansworth?

OfferDay ranks schools in Rickmansworth where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.