Community school · Hertfordshire

Yorke Mead Primary School

3–11Ages
441Pupils
PrimaryPhase
117130URN

Dulwich Way, Croxley Green, Rickmansworth, WD3 3PX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.2 above Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

162 applications for 58 places · 114th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 12 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

12 November 2024
Graded inspection, no overall grade
14 September 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

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

2.8applications per place, Reception

0.2 above Hertfordshire median (2.6) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

162 applications · 58 places offered · 63 named it first

2026 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 3.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 3.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 2.8; 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	58	162	2.8	63	1.09
Sep 2025	58	130	2.2	43	0.74
Sep 2024	46	132	2.9	35	0.76
Sep 2023	51	158	3.1	46	0.90
Sep 2022	54	147	2.7	49	0.91
Sep 2021	59	170	2.9	38	0.64
Sep 2020	48	168	3.5	40	0.83
Sep 2019	60	171	2.9	38	0.63
Sep 2018	58	160	2.8	45	0.78
Sep 2017	60	175	2.9	56	0.93
Sep 2016	60	163	2.7	40	0.67
Sep 2015	59	154	2.6	37	0.63
Sep 2014	59	164	2.8	35	0.59

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 83% · Maths 82% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%97th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard48%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard35%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	73%	10%	109	107
2023/24	80%	17%	109	107
2022/23	74%	16%	107	105

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

Yorke Mead Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Harvey Road Primary School
0.6 km · Hertfordshire

Outstanding2023

5.9applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Malvern Way Infant and Nursery School
0.7 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place
Little Green Junior School
0.9 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

71%met the SATs standard
Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School
1.3 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.3applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
Ascot Road Primary School
2.0 km · Hertfordshire

Good2024

2.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
2.1 km · Hertfordshire

2026

2.2applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Willow Tree Primary School
2.3 km · Hertfordshire

Requires improvement2023

2.6applications per place
Cassiobury Junior School
2.7 km · Hertfordshire

Good2024

77%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 117130 · 919/2079
Capacity: 420 pupils · 441 on roll
Free school meals: 8.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Dulwich Way, Croxley Green, Rickmansworth, WD3 3PX
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Three Rivers

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