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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 16 October 2024Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 27 February 2019Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry298 applications · 109 places offered · 84 named it first
- 2026 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
- 2025 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
- 2024 3.7; Hertfordshire median median 3.1
- 2023 3.6; Hertfordshire median median 3.1
- 2022 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
- 2021 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
- 2020 3.1; Hertfordshire median median 3.1
- 2019 3.8; Hertfordshire median median 3.2
- 2018 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 3.3
- 2017 3.5; Hertfordshire median median 3.3
- 2016 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 3.4
- 2015 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 3.3
- 2014 1.7; Hertfordshire median median 3.4
- This school
- Hertfordshire median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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 | 109 | 298 | 2.7 | 84 | 0.77 |
| Sep 2025 | 107 | 353 | 3.3 | 121 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2024 | 108 | 403 | 3.7 | 118 | 1.09 |
| Sep 2023 | 116 | 418 | 3.6 | 132 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2022 | 141 | 382 | 2.7 | 126 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2021 | 117 | 308 | 2.6 | 85 | 0.73 |
| Sep 2020 | 119 | 372 | 3.1 | 109 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2019 | 115 | 431 | 3.8 | 132 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2018 | 113 | 319 | 2.8 | 80 | 0.71 |
| Sep 2017 | 119 | 416 | 3.5 | 103 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2016 | 112 | 292 | 2.6 | 58 | 0.52 |
| Sep 2015 | 117 | 232 | 2.0 | 43 | 0.37 |
| Sep 2014 | 98 | 171 | 1.7 | 24 | 0.24 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 114 | 44.7 | 30% | 60% | – |
| 2024/25 | 119 | 44.2 | 35% | 62% | – |
| 2023/24 | 117 | 46.6 | 44% | 64% | −0.02 |
| 2022/23 | 123 | 47.2 | 37% | 68% | −0.11 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- The Reach Free SchoolThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20242.7applications per place 44.7Attainment 8
- 2.8 km · HertfordshireRemains Good20233.1applications per place 50.6Attainment 8
- 3.4 km · HertfordshireOutstanding20244.6applications per place 64.0Attainment 8
- 3.6 km · HertfordshireOutstanding20236.4applications per place 63.7Attainment 8
- 3.7 km · Hillingdon20262.0applications per place 33.8Attainment 8
- 5.3 km · BuckinghamshireGood20221.1applications per place 41.1Attainment 8
- 5.4 km · Hertfordshire20264.7applications per place 51.6Attainment 8
- 5.9 km · BuckinghamshireOutstanding20233.7applications per place 76.2Attainment 8 Selective
- 6.3 km · HertfordshireGraded · no overall grade20242.0applications per place 45.5Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 139662 · 919/4007
- Trust
- Reach Learning Limited
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 840 pupils · 734 on roll
- Free school meals
- 20.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 2 September 2013
- Address
- Long Lane, Rickmansworth, WD3 8AB
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire · Three Rivers
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources