Community school · Hertfordshire

Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School

4–11Ages
198Pupils
PrimaryPhase
117289URN

Berry Lane, Rickmansworth, WD3 4BT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2016

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Apr 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

0.4 above Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

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89 applications for 30 places · 90th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

81%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2016

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Apr 2025

Inspection history

2 April 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
24 February 2016
Graded inspection: 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

3.0applications per place, Reception

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

89 applications · 30 places offered · 21 named it first

2026 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 3.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 3.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 4.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 3.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 3.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 3.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 4.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 4.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 4.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 3.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 3.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 4.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

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

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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	30	89	3.0	21	0.70
Sep 2025	24	84	3.5	19	0.79
Sep 2024	29	114	3.9	24	0.83
Sep 2023	26	106	4.1	21	0.81
Sep 2022	30	117	3.9	24	0.80
Sep 2021	30	115	3.8	30	1.00
Sep 2020	30	114	3.8	25	0.83
Sep 2019	30	131	4.4	29	0.97
Sep 2018	30	127	4.2	32	1.07
Sep 2017	30	148	4.9	36	1.20
Sep 2016	30	116	3.9	31	1.03
Sep 2015	30	116	3.9	27	0.90
Sep 2014	30	126	4.2	29	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 94% · Writing 81% · Maths 88% → all three 81% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard81%35th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard94%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard50%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth31%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard44%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	81%	22%	110	109
2023/24	67%	3%	106	105
2022/23	48%	7%	106	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

Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

3.0applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
St John Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Shepherd Primary
1.0 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

1.8applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
1.0 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School
1.6 km · Hertfordshire

Outstanding2022

3.1applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Chorleywood Primary School
2.0 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2025

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.3applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School
2.2 km · Hertfordshire

Not yet inspected

2.0applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
The Russell School
2.5 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.0applications per place 86%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 117289 · 919/2348
Capacity: 210 pupils · 198 on roll
Free school meals: 8.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Berry Lane, Rickmansworth, WD3 4BT
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Three Rivers

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