Best Schools in Rickmansworth

How many schools are there in Rickmansworth?

Rickmansworth has 24 open schools: 16 state primary, 5 state secondary or all-through and 3 independent.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Rickmansworth are rated Outstanding?

6 schools in Rickmansworth were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: St Clement Danes School, Harvey Road Primary School, Rickmansworth School, Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School, Chorleywood Primary School and 1 more. Counting Good as well, 100% of the 19 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

St Clement Danes SchoolHarvey Road Primary SchoolRickmansworth SchoolChrist Church Chorleywood CofE SchoolChorleywood Primary School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Rickmansworth get the best GCSE results?

Of the 5 schools in Rickmansworth with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at St Clement Danes School, with an Attainment 8 score of 64 and 82% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Rickmansworth School, with an Attainment 8 score of 63.7 and 79% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Croxley Danes School, with an Attainment 8 score of 51.6 and 61% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

St Clement Danes SchoolRickmansworth SchoolCroxley Danes School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Rickmansworth have the best SATs results?

Of the 15 primary schools in Rickmansworth with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School (100% in reading, 97% in maths); The Russell School (93% in reading, 93% in maths); and Harvey Road Primary School (90% in reading, 94% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolThe Russell SchoolHarvey Road Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Rickmansworth?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Rickmansworth selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

How close do you need to live to get into schools in Rickmansworth?

It depends on the school, and the cut-off moves every year with the number of applications. Buckinghamshire published how far the last place offered went at this school: Chenies School, 1.496 miles for 2020 entry. These are the authority's own figures, not fixed boundaries.

Chenies School

Source: Buckinghamshire admissions booklets

How do I apply for a school place in Rickmansworth?

Apply to your council - Hertfordshire or Buckinghamshire, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.