Croxley Danes School, Rickmansworth
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Croxley Danes creates a welcoming, inclusive environment where all pupils thrive. Staff know pupils well, identify their needs quickly and provide prompt support so every child achieves from their starting point. The school balances excellent academics with a rich offer of clubs, trips and activities that build pupils' confidence, friendships and resilience.
Key Strengths
- Excellent behaviour and attendance with high pupil engagement and positive relationships
- Highly inclusive environment where all pupils feel welcomed and valued
- Strong leadership with clear ambition for continuous improvement
- Well-designed ambitious curriculum taught effectively across year groups
- Wide range of enrichment activities with high participation from all pupils
Areas for Improvement
- Some inconsistency in how teachers support pupils to respond to feedback
- Pupils occasionally lack depth in recalling aspects of the personal development curriculum
- Post-16 provision has improved but remains an area being developed
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and pupils are made safer and feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Duke of Edinburgh Award, theatre productions, sports clubs, knitting club, medicine club, bushcraft trips, international geography trip
Croxley Danes School is a well-led school with strong attendance, behaviour and inclusion. Pupils progress securely across the curriculum and achieve in line with or above national standards.
At a Glance
15.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
21.6
Avg class size
46
Total classes
4 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
87%
Available places
1,049 pupils
1,206 capacity
157 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Rickmansworth
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Rickmansworth
Admissions Demand - Hertfordshire
Places available
15,354
Applications
13,699
Got 1st preference
75.8%
Got preferred school
94.7%
Secondary admissions across Hertfordshire (2025/26)
Inspection History(7)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
8.75994%
Overall absence
21.88516%
Persistent absence
923
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Croxley Danes School
Malvern Way Infant and Nursery School
Ascot Road Primary School
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
Little Green Junior School
Yorke Mead Primary School
Willow Tree Primary School
Harvey Road Primary School
Chater Infant School
Cassiobury Junior School
Laurance Haines School
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