Yorke Mead Primary School, Rickmansworth

From the headteacher's welcome: "Yorke Mead is a very happy school where every child is valued and where all of our children are cared for and encouraged. We value everyone's successes, both in school and in the wider community."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, tennis, recorder, chess, Lego, cooking, gardening, art and French.

Coming up: an open day on Friday 27 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 93% of Year 6 pupils at Yorke Mead Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 82% 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 (95% in reading, 82% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 63 families put Yorke Mead Primary School as their first choice and 162 named it as one of their preferences, for 58 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 9 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Yorke Mead Primary School are Harvey Road Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 90% reading, 94% maths); Malvern Way Infant and Nursery School (0.4 miles, Outstanding); Little Green Junior School (0.5 miles, Good, 84% reading, 84% maths); and Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School (0.8 miles, Good, 100% reading, 97% maths).

Yorke Mead Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

203 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Yorke Mead Primary School (as of September 2025): 98% would recommend the school, 98% say their child is happy there and 80% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (80%).

8.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

Yorke Mead Primary School had 26 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest Underground station is Croxley Underground Station, about 730 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).

18 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Dulwich Way (n-bound), 60 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Yorke Mead Primary 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 47 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Hertfordshire (138).

In 2024/25, Yorke Mead Primary School issued 3 suspensions, 0.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Yorke Mead Primary School are Rickmansworth School (0.4 miles), Croxley Danes School (0.8 miles) and Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School (1 mile).