Community school · Hertfordshire

Harvey Road Primary School

3–11Ages
240Pupils
PrimaryPhase
117131URN

Harvey Road, Croxley Green, Rickmansworth, WD3 3BN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

5.9per place

3.3 above Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

171 applications for 29 places · 2nd of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

87%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 31 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

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

5.9applications per place, Reception

3.3 above Hertfordshire median (2.6) 3.7 above England median (2.2)

171 applications · 29 places offered · 45 named it first

2026 5.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 4.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 5.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 5.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 5.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 6.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 5.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 6.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 6.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 6.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 6.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 6.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 7.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 13 of 13 years.

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	29	171	5.9	45	1.55
Sep 2025	30	147	4.9	53	1.77
Sep 2024	30	154	5.1	55	1.83
Sep 2023	30	162	5.4	53	1.77
Sep 2022	29	151	5.2	39	1.34
Sep 2021	29	194	6.7	52	1.79
Sep 2020	29	165	5.7	46	1.59
Sep 2019	30	193	6.4	55	1.83
Sep 2018	30	183	6.1	39	1.30
Sep 2017	30	205	6.8	50	1.67
Sep 2016	29	201	6.9	56	1.93
Sep 2015	31	197	6.4	56	1.81
Sep 2014	30	216	7.2	73	2.43

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 90% · Maths 94% → all three 87% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard87%7th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard61%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth48%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard94%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard58%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

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Hertfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	87%	29%	110	110
2023/24	100%	20%	110	110
2022/23	97%	33%	111	110

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

Harvey Road Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

5.9applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Yorke Mead Primary School
0.6 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Malvern Way Infant and Nursery School
0.9 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place
Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School
1.1 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.3applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
Little Green Junior School
1.4 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

71%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
2.2 km · Hertfordshire

Requires improvement2023

2.6applications per place
St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School
2.4 km · Hertfordshire

Not yet inspected

2.0applications per place 56%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: 117131 · 919/2082
Capacity: 210 pupils · 240 on roll
Free school meals: 4.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Harvey Road, Croxley Green, Rickmansworth, WD3 3BN
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Three Rivers

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