St Clement Danes School, Rickmansworth

In its own words: "At St Clement Danes, we believe that every child deserves the best: the highest quality learning and care, and a culture that embraces tolerance and trust. Our aim, quite simply, is to enable every one of our students to grow into responsible and fulfilled adults with the skills, qualifications and confidence to shape their futures."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include drama, orchestra and Duke of Edinburgh.

In 2026, pupils at St Clement Danes School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 64, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 50.6 in Hertfordshire and 47 across England.

82% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 53% in Hertfordshire and 47% in England.

That is down from 65.1 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.74: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 42.3, against 65.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 23.3 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 295 families put St Clement Danes School as their first choice and 1053 named it as one of their preferences, for 231 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 102 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to St Clement Danes School are The Reach Free School (2.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.7); Dr Challoner's High School (2.4 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 76.2); Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School (2.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.6); and Rickmansworth School (2.8 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 63.7).

St Clement Danes School's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

St Clement Danes School is one of 13 schools run by Danes Educational Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 50.6 in 2024/25.

Of the 240 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 95% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 19% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 198 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 74% went on to university or other higher education, 4% to apprenticeships and 14% into work. 46% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

4.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 193 pupils (12.2%) received SEN support and 38 (2.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest Underground station is Chorleywood Underground Station, about 1070 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

1 bus stop is within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Clement Danes School (adjacent), 90 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Clement Danes 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 18 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Hertfordshire (138).

In 2024/25, St Clement Danes School issued 80 suspensions, 5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to St Clement Danes School are Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School (0.6 miles), The Russell School (0.8 miles), Chenies School (1.1 miles) and Chorleywood Primary School (1.2 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.