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Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School, Rickmansworth

Outstanding
Primary
Academy converter
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 3–11

Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Rickmansworth, part of Chess Valley Primary Learning Trust. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in July 2022. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 4th-highest of the 15 schools in Rickmansworth with published results, and 1,154th of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025.

SATs results
Above England average
Ofsted
Outstanding (2022)
Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
Better than England average
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Hertfordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School in detail

Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School in its own words

In its own words: "Here you can find information about us as a school, safeguarding, our School Council, SEND provision and all other statutory information."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Education at Christ Church Chorleywood Church of England School is built on a firm foundation of Christian values with an expectation of high academic standards and pastoral care for all. The right foundations will mean unlocking future potential and enabling all in our school community to flourish. We want to give all our pupils a good foundation for the future."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care.

Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils at Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School reached the expected standard in reading and 93% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 76% in Hertfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (87% in reading, 93% in maths).

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

Getting a place at Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School

For September 2026 entry, 27 families put Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School as their first choice and 90 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School are Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School (1 mile, Good, 94% reading, 88% maths); The Russell School (1 mile, Good, 93% reading, 93% maths); Chorleywood Primary School (1.1 miles, Outstanding, 83% reading, 83% maths); and Shepherd Primary (1.5 miles, Good, 48% reading, 52% maths).

Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolThe Russell SchoolChorleywood Primary SchoolShepherd Primary

The trust

Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School is one of 4 schools run by Chess Valley Primary Learning Trust, an academy trust.

All 4 schools in Chess Valley Primary Learning Trust

Who goes there

2.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 9.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (52%), Asian (18%) and Mixed (14%).

Staffing

Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School had 16 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

The nearest Underground station is Chorleywood Underground Station, about 1080 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Gate PH (near), 110 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 20 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and drug offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Hertfordshire (138).

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School issued 1 suspension, 0.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School are St Clement Danes School (0.6 miles) and The Reach Free School (1.7 miles).

St Clement Danes SchoolThe Reach Free School

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Emma Allaway
Pupils:230
LA:Hertfordshire
Phone:01923282647
Address:The Common, Rickmansworth Road, Rickmansworth, WD3 5SG
Trust:CHESS VALLEY PRIMARY LEARNING TRUST (4 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 April 2013

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 years ago
Outstanding

Overall

Outstanding

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Outstanding

Leadership & Management

Outstanding

Early Years

Inspected 12 July 2022View full report
URN:139507
UKPRN:10039302
Diocese:Diocese of St Albans
Constituency:South West Hertfordshire
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Outstanding at its July 2022 inspection.

Rated Outstanding for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.

At a Glance

2.2%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+3ppMathsWriting

Reading has remained stable at around 90% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 93% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 80% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

29.0

Avg class size

29.0

Infant (KS1)

30.7

KS2

6

Total classes

3 classes with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School.

  • Stagecoach Chorleywood and Rickmansworth930m away · Not yet graded

Term dates

Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Hertfordshire's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Train Stations

Chorleywood Rail Station (back entrance)
1.1km · 18 min walk

Tube / Metro / Tram

Chorleywood Underground Station (east entrance)
1.1km · 18 min walk

Bus Stops

The Gate PH (nr)
112m · 2 min walk
Wyatt's Road (nr)
313m · 5 min walk
Cedars Village (adj)
424m · 7 min walk
Common Road (opp)
465m · 8 min walk
Troutstream Way (opp)
761m · 12 min walk

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
5
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Children hurt
0

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 4 slight.

No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.

2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Hertfordshire is 9 (the median across 590 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

100%

Full

210 pupils

210 places

No spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Rickmansworth

Low pressure
New homes approved:913
Projected new pupils:228

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Rickmansworth

Across Hertfordshire council

Low demand council-wide0.85 applications per place

Places available

14,776

Applications

12,543

Got 1st preference

89.1%

Got preferred school

98.4%

All primary applications across Hertfordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Oversubscribed

Inspection History(2)

12 July 2022
OutstandingReport
Quality of EducationOutstanding
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Early YearsOutstanding
19 June 2007
Outstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

26

SEN Support

8

EHC Plans

14.8%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Social, Emotional & Mental Health12
Autistic Spectrum Disorder11
Specific Learning Difficulty6
Speech, Language & Communication4
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
52.2%
Asian
18.3%
Black
3.4%
Mixed
13.9%
Chinese
2.6%
Unclassified
0.4%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals2.2%
English as Additional Language9.6%

230

Total Pupils

128

Boys

102

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

16

Teachers

14.4:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£49,207

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,106

Per pupil

£1146k

Total funding

£6k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£9,696
EAL funding£4,090
Lump sum£172,300

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

3.9%

Overall absence

8.2%

Persistent absence

184

Enrolments

Authorised3.6%
Unauthorised0.3%
Persistent (10%+)8.2%
Severe (50%+)0.0%

Absence trend

2.9%
18/19
4.2%
20/21
5.7%
21/22
4.7%
22/23
4.2%
23/24
3.9%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School

What are SATs results like at Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School?

Of the pupils at Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 90% reached the expected standard in reading and 93% did so in maths.

What is Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School's Ofsted rating?

Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School was rated Outstanding at its most recent Ofsted inspection in July 2022.

What is the catchment area for Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School?

No fixed boundary. When Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School is oversubscribed, Hertfordshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School?

Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School was full in 2025, at 100% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.

How big are the classes at Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School?

Classes at Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School average 29 pupils (2025/26). 3 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

How many pupils go to Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School?

Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School has around 230 pupils on roll. 2% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School?

3.9% of sessions were missed at Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School in 2024/25. 8.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School?

Apply through Hertfordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

Does Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School: Stagecoach Chorleywood and Rickmansworth (930m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

How many road collisions happen near Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 4 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Hertfordshire is 9 (the median across 590 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School?

Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School is at The Common, Rickmansworth Road, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 5SG.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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