Hertfordshire
Rickmansworth School
GCSE results 2026: every Hertfordshire school ranked · how England did
Dependable results for a comprehensive intake; the journey is the main thing to weigh.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 63.7 is well above the national average of around 46. This reflects strong GCSE outcomes across the standard subject basket.
- 63.7
- Attainment 8
- 79%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Pupils made above-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely above zero, which is strong evidence of added value.
- +0.30
- Progress 8
- [0.11, 0.49]
- Confidence interval
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Admissions and catchment
In-year places (September 2026 to July 2027): Year 7: no places · Year 8: no places · Year 9: no places · Year 10: no places · Year 11: no places. As listed by the council on 27 September 2026 (source). Lists change daily; confirm with the council’s in-year admissions team.
Pupils on roll
School census count against building capacity
100% full. Source: Get Information about Schools, 26 September 2026. A full school can still have places in the entry year.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 237 | 292 | 162 (55%) | 1,506 |
| September 2025 | 232 | 311 | 157 (50%) | 1,556 |
| September 2024 | 236 | 322 | 161 (50%) | 1,512 |
| September 2023 | 235 | 250 | 151 (60%) | 1,322 |
| September 2022 | 262 | 219 | 153 (70%) | 1,305 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Hertfordshire’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
University destinations
Share of this school's sixth-form leavers who went on to Oxford or Cambridge, a Russell Group university, or a university in the top third by entry grades. Department for Education data for state-funded schools and colleges.
| Left sixth form | Students | Oxford or Cambridge | Russell Group | Top-third universities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 2024-2025 tables | 141 | Not published | Not published | 34% England 19% |
| 2020/21 2023-2024 tables | 133 | Not published | Not published | 36% England 24% |
| 2019/20 2022-2023 tables | 132 | 0% England 1% | 31% England 18% | 34% England 20% |
| 2018/19 2021-2022 tables | 122 | 3% England 1% | 27% England 15% | 31% England 17% |
| 2017/18 2020-2021 tables | 119 | 0% England 1% | 19% England 16% | 19% England 18% |
| 2015/16 2018-2019 tables | 138 | 0% England 1% | 26% England 14% | 38% England 19% |
- The DfE stopped publishing Oxbridge and Russell Group shares for individual schools after the 2022-23 performance tables (students who left in 2019/20). Top-third figures continue.
- Figures are percentages of all students who finished 16 to 18 study at the school, counting those who sustained a university place in the two years after leaving.
- Rankings use the average across years weighted by the number of students; a school needs at least 2 years and 50 students to be ranked. The top-third ranking uses the latest 3 years. Ranks are among state-funded schools and colleges.
- '<0.5%' means above zero but under half a percent. 'Suppressed' means 5 or fewer students.
- Source: Department for Education, 16 to 18 progression to higher education or training (Compare school and college performance, Explore education statistics).
Entry, tests and fees
Entrance test
Parents of children that wish to apply for the entrance tests will need to register with the South West Herts Consortium. Online registration will open on 01 Ap…
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Parents of children that wish to apply for the entrance tests will need to register with the South West Herts Consortium. Online registration will open on 01 Ap…
Source · checked 27 October 2026
If you are completing the SIF as a paper version , please return directly to the School by 31 October 2026. Please be aware that the school will not be open dur…
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Applicants should also complete our Supplementary Information Form (SIF).
Source · checked 27 October 2026
CATs are not testing children's knowledge and understanding as a maths or English exam might, so they can't ‘learn’ how to answer the questions.
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Admissions
The Published Admissions Number is 240 children. 84 of those children are selected according to music aptitude and academic ability as determined by the South W…
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Our priority catchment area is defined by postcodes beginning with WD17, WD18, WD19, WD23, WD24, WD25, WD3, WD4, WD5, HA6-2 and HA6-3 : Academic places will be…
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Our priority catchment area is defined by postcodes beginning with WD17, WD18, WD19, WD23, WD24, WD25, WD3, WD4, WD5, HA6-2 and HA6-3 : Academic places will be…
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Yes, approximately 3% of places under Criterion 5 (Musical Aptitude) or Criterion 6 (Academic Ability) are allocated from outside the above postcodes. However,…
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Sixth form
Sixth Form Open Evening for entry September 2027 will take place on Wednesday 25 November 2026.
Source · checked 26 October 2026
Admissions pageTest informationSixth form
Copied from the school's and test organisers' own pages; check them before registering or applying.
Questions parents ask about Rickmansworth School
- How good are Rickmansworth School's GCSE results?
- In 2025/26 (provisional) pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 63.7, against 47.6 across England. 37.2% got grade 7 or above in both English and maths.
- How good are Rickmansworth School's A-level results?
- In 2024/25 students averaged 36.7 points per A-level entry (an average grade of B-). An A* is worth 60 points and an A 50.
- How hard is it to get into Rickmansworth School?
- For September 2026, 292 families put it first for 237 Year 7 places: 1.2 first choices per place. Some of its places go by an ability or aptitude test; its admission policy says how many.
- How many Rickmansworth School students go to Oxford or Cambridge?
- 0.7% of its sixth-form leavers went to Oxford or Cambridge, and 25.9% to Russell Group universities (2015/16–2019/20), from Department for Education destination data.
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 269 | 63.7 | — | 79.2% | 37.2% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 226 | 61.2 | — | 80.5% | — | 72.6% | 5.8 |
| 2023/2024 | 222 | 58.0 | +0.30 | 72.5% | — | 72.5% | 5.5 |
| 2022/2023 | 221 | 61.6 | +0.55 | 80.1% | — | 71.5% | 5.8 |
| 2021/2022 | 195 | 62.7 | +0.51 | — | — | 59.0% | 5.7 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Hertfordshire for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 136606 |
| Local authority | Hertfordshire |
| Region | East of England |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy converter |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Matthew Fletcher |
| Trust | RICKMANSWORTH SCHOOL |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | WD3 3AQ |
| Pupils | 1,550 |
| FSM eligible | 6.0% |
Contact and identifiers
Scots Hill, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 3AQ
http://www.rickmansworth.herts.sch.uk/1923773296| DfE number | 5400 |
| UKPRN | 10033228 |
| Opened | 1 Apr 2011 |
| GIAS updated | 27 Jan 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 26 Oct 2023 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 19 Sept 2023 |
| Publication date | 26 Oct 2023 |