OFSTED
19 September 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Trust
RICKMANSWORTH SCHOOL
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,575
1,575 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
786
49.9% of pupils
Male pupils
789
50.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
19.0 pts
below England
School
5.8%
Three Rivers
9.6%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
13.7 pts
above England
School
34.0%
Three Rivers
18.1%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.7 pts
below England
School
0.3%
Three Rivers
0.6%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
48.2%
759
Indian
11.2%
176
Any other Mixed background
10.2%
161
Any other White background
7.5%
118
Any other Asian background
4.8%
75
Unclassified
4.6%
73
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
12.9%
203 of
1,575 pupils
7.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.8 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
61.2
22.0 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.30 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.11%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.11 pts
lower than
England
School
5.11%
Three Rivers
5.82%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
9.61%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.21 pts
lower than
England
School
9.61%
Three Rivers
14.30%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.34%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.47 pts
lower than
England
School
1.34%
Three Rivers
1.39%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
100.0%
7.7 pts
above England
Rickmansworth School
100.0%
Three Rivers
94.9%
East of England
92.9%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.