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St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School, Rickmansworth

Primary
Academy converter
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 4–11

St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Rickmansworth, part of Chess Valley Primary Learning Trust. It has a Church of England religious character. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 13th-highest of the 15 schools in Rickmansworth with published results, and 10,359th of 14,452 across England. It was 90% full in 2025.

SATs results
Below England average
Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
In line with England
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days

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

Data last updated 27 Oct 2026

St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School in detail

St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School in its own words

From the headteacher's welcome: "To give you a flavour of life at St Mary's through the eyes of our pupils, our Head Girl and Head Boy have recorded a short welcome video. They share their own experiences and highlights, offering a wonderful glimpse of what it feels like to be part of our school family."

Coming up: an open day on Tuesday 3 November 2026 at 10am, an open day on Thursday 12 November 2026 at 10am, an open day on Friday 13 November 2026 and an open day on Friday 20 November 2026 at 10am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

All school open days in Hertfordshire

Headteacher's welcome (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils at St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 64% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 76% in Hertfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

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

Getting a place at St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 33 families put St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School as their first choice and 60 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School are St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 79% reading, 90% maths); St John Catholic Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 65% reading, 50% maths); Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School (1 mile, Good, 100% reading, 97% maths); and Shepherd Primary (1 mile, Good, 48% reading, 52% maths).

St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolSt John Catholic Primary SchoolRickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolShepherd Primary

The trust

St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary 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

13.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

Staffing

St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

The nearest Underground station is Rickmansworth Underground Station, about 1130 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Stockers Farm Road (near), 190 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 1.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School are Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School (0.8 miles), The Reach Free School (1.3 miles), Rickmansworth School (1.3 miles) and Harefield School (1.6 miles).

Saint Joan of Arc Catholic SchoolThe Reach Free SchoolRickmansworth SchoolHarefield 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 Natasha Maxwell
Pupils:194
LA:Hertfordshire
Phone:01923776529
Address:Stockers Farm Road, Rickmansworth, WD3 1NY
Trust:CHESS VALLEY PRIMARY LEARNING TRUST (4 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 April 2024

Ofsted Rating

St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in April 2024. Before that, as St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Rickmansworth (URN 117447), it was rated Good in March 2019.

URN:150576
UKPRN:10094540
Diocese:Diocese of St Albans
Constituency:South West Hertfordshire
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

At a Glance

13.4%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

Reading76%
Maths64%
Writing60%

2024/25 academic year

Class Sizes

28.2

Avg class size

26.0

Infant (KS1)

28.8

KS2

5

Total classes

2 classes with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

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Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Term dates

St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary 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

Bus Stops

Stockers Farm Road (nr)
186m · 3 min walk
Woodcock Hill Cemetery (nr)
328m · 5 min walk
Tesco (nr)
390m · 6 min walk
White Bear PH (opp)
657m · 11 min walk
Hillside (opp)
825m · 13 min walk

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
1
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Children hurt
0

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.

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

0 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 St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

90%

Near capacity

190 pupils

210 places

20 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

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

24

SEN Support

11

EHC Plans

18.0%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Social, Emotional & Mental Health9
Autistic Spectrum Disorder9
Specific Learning Difficulty8
Moderate Learning Difficulty3
Speech, Language & Communication1
Visual Impairment1
Physical Disability1
Other1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
68.6%
Asian
5.7%
Black
0.5%
Mixed
9.3%
Other
0.5%
Unclassified
1.0%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals13.4%
English as Additional Language20.1%

194

Total Pupils

94

Boys

100

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

13

Teachers

14.9:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£50,519

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,489

Per pupil

£1169k

Total funding

£30k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£44,387
EAL funding£11,115
Lump sum£172,300

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.4%

Overall absence

6.3%

Persistent absence

176

Enrolments

Authorised3.7%
Unauthorised0.7%
Persistent (10%+)6.3%
Severe (50%+)2.3%

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 St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School

What are SATs results like at St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School?

Of the pupils at St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 76% reached the expected standard in reading and 64% did so in maths.

What is St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in April 2024. Before that, as St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Rickmansworth (URN 117447), it was rated Good in March 2019.

What is the catchment area for St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary 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 St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School?

St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 90% of its 210 places.

How big are the classes at St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School?

Classes at St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School average 28.2 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

How many pupils go to St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School?

St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School has around 194 pupils on roll. 13% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School?

4.4% of sessions were missed at St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School in 2024/25. 6.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School?

Apply through Hertfordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary 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.

How many road collisions happen near St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 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 St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School?

St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School is at Stockers Farm Road, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 1NY.

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

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