Community school · Hertfordshire

Shepherd Primary

3–11Ages
179Pupils
PrimaryPhase
117096URN

Shepherd's Lane, Rickmansworth, WD3 8JJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.8 below Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

46 applications for 26 places · 285th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

37%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 27 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.8 below Hertfordshire median (2.6) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

46 applications · 26 places offered · 20 named it first

2026 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 1.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 1.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 1.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

This school
Hertfordshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	26	46	1.8	20	0.77
Sep 2025	17	48	2.8	13	0.76
Sep 2024	24	64	2.7	18	0.75
Sep 2023	29	71	2.5	24	0.83
Sep 2022	29	72	2.5	22	0.76
Sep 2021	26	76	2.9	23	0.88
Sep 2020	30	89	3.0	34	1.13
Sep 2019	24	66	2.8	20	0.83
Sep 2018	33	70	2.1	30	0.91
Sep 2017	50	84	1.7	38	0.76
Sep 2016	31	74	2.4	24	0.77
Sep 2015	63	81	1.3	40	0.63
Sep 2014	39	52	1.3	19	0.49

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 48% · Writing 67% · Maths 52% → all three 37% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard37%308th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard48%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard11%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 99 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard52%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard7%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Hertfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	37%	4%	99	99
2023/24	71%	2%	107	109
2022/23	54%	10%	103	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Shepherd PrimaryThis school
This school

Good2023

1.8applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
St John Catholic Primary School
0.3 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
0.3 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School
1.0 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2025

3.0applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School
1.6 km · Hertfordshire

Not yet inspected

2.0applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Chorleywood Primary School
2.2 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2025

3.6applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School
2.2 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.3applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
Maple Cross Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School
2.3 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

1.4applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School
2.4 km · Hertfordshire

Outstanding2022

3.1applications per place 80%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 117096 · 919/2022
Capacity: 300 pupils · 179 on roll
Free school meals: 21.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Shepherd's Lane, Rickmansworth, WD3 8JJ
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Three Rivers

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources