Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School, Rickmansworth

Good
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 511

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~634m)Possible (~906m)Unlikely (~1.2km)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Miss Laura Richter
Pupils:201 / 210 capacity
LA:Hertfordshire
Phone:01923770265
Address:Park Road, Rickmansworth, WD3 1HU
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 1 year ago
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Overall

Outstanding

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Outstanding

Leadership & Management

Outstanding

Early Years

Inspected 3 June 2025View full report
URN:117304
UKPRN:10069548
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:South West Hertfordshire
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

This is an outstanding school where children feel happy, safe and well cared for. Teachers are experts at explaining concepts clearly, helping pupils remember and apply their learning across different subjects. The school creates a warm, inclusive environment where all children, including those with additional needs, thrive and exceed expectations.

Key Strengths

  • Exceptional quality of education with highly ambitious and well-planned curriculum delivered by expert teachers
  • Reading is a real strength with pupils receiving carefully targeted phonics teaching and access to high-quality books
  • Outstanding early years provision with stimulating learning experiences that build communication and thinking skills
  • Exemplary behaviour across the school with pupils being polite, focused and supportive of each other
  • Comprehensive support for pupils with SEND who access the full curriculum and achieve as well as their peers

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective and the school has created an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts pupils' interests first.

Extracurricular Activities

Sports competitions, coding, street dance, author visits, book fairs, reading buddy sessions, school council roles, digital leader roles, residentials, theatre trips, environmental projects, creative workshops, charity events

Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School is an outstanding school where being a pupil is described as a joyful and enriching experience. The school sets very high expectations for every pupil, which are consistently met and exceeded, with pupils achieving in the top few percent nationally in Year 6 tests.

At a Glance

6.0%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

93 responses
Would recommend98%
Child is happy99%
Well taught99%
Good progress98%
Feels safe98%
Well behaved98%
Bullying dealt with15%
Kept informed100%
Handles concerns50%
Wider development96%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+3ppMaths+4ppWriting-3pp

Reading has remained stable at around 100%. Maths has improved from 93% to 97%. Writing has remained stable at around 97%.

Class Sizes

28.1

Avg class size

25.7

Infant (KS1)

30.0

KS2

7

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Train Stations

Rickmansworth Rail Station
643m · 10 min walk

Tube / Metro / Tram

Rickmansworth Underground Station (north entrance)
658m · 11 min walk

Bus Stops

Roman Catholic Church (nr)
131m · 2 min walk
Scots Bridge (opp)
138m · 2 min walk
St Joan of Arc School (o/s)
324m · 5 min walk
Rickmansworth Railway Station (Stop C)
508m · 8 min walk
Northway (W) (Westbound)
542m · 9 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

96%

Near capacity

201 pupils

210 capacity

9 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Rickmansworth

Low pressure
New homes approved:907
Projected new pupils:227

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Rickmansworth

Admissions Demand - Hertfordshire

Low demand0.86x oversubscription

Places available

14,951

Applications

12,834

Got 1st preference

88.0%

Got preferred school

98.2%

Primary admissions across Hertfordshire (2025/26)

Inspection History(7)

3 June 2025
Quality of EducationOutstanding
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Early YearsOutstanding
16 April 2024
4 October 2018

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Pupil Demographics

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Teachers & Staff

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

3.74404%

Overall absence

3.42857%

Persistent absence

175

Enrolments

Authorised2.94086%
Unauthorised0.80318%
Persistent (10%+)3.42857%
Severe (50%+)1.14286%

Absence trend

3.2811%
18/19
2.01902%
20/21
4.45424%
21/22
4.24429%
22/23
4.08163%
23/24
3.74404%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

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