Hertfordshire
The Reach Free 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 44.7 is close to the national average of around 46.
- 44.7
- Attainment 8
- 30%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Progress is close to average or statistically uncertain because the confidence interval crosses zero. This does not necessarily mean the school adds or detracts from pupil progress.
- -0.02
- Progress 8
- [-0.29, 0.25]
- Confidence interval
Admissions realism depends on your home postcode and the school's published allocation data. Enter your postcode on this page to get a more specific assessment, and always verify the latest policy on the school's official admissions page.
What to do next
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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: places available. 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
87% 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 | 109 | 84 | 67 (80%) | 298 |
| September 2025 | 107 | 121 | 78 (64%) | 353 |
| September 2024 | 108 | 118 | 76 (64%) | 403 |
| September 2023 | 116 | 132 | 80 (61%) | 418 |
| September 2022 | 141 | 126 | 116 (92%) | 382 |
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 | 48 | Not published | Not published | 35% England 19% |
| 2020/21 2023-2024 tables | 35 | Not published | Not published | 23% England 24% |
| 2019/20 2022-2023 tables | 21 | 0% England 1% | 19% England 18% | 19% England 20% |
- 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).
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 114 | 44.7 | — | 29.8% | 7.9% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 119 | 44.2 | — | 35.3% | — | 69.7% | 4.1 |
| 2023/2024 | 117 | 46.6 | -0.02 | 43.6% | — | 73.5% | 4.3 |
| 2022/2023 | 123 | 47.2 | -0.11 | 37.4% | — | 79.7% | 4.3 |
| 2021/2022 | 100 | 41.3 | -0.64 | — | — | 75.0% | 3.8 |
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 | 139662 |
| Local authority | Hertfordshire |
| Region | East of England |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Free schools |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Headteacher | Richard Booth |
| Trust | REACH LEARNING LIMITED |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | WD3 8AB |
| Pupils | 753 |
| FSM eligible | 20.7% |
Contact and identifiers
Long Lane, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 8AB
http://www.reachfreeschool.co.uk/1923711517| DfE number | 4007 |
| UKPRN | 10041671 |
| Opened | 2 Sept 2013 |
| GIAS updated | 7 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 7 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | — |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | — |
| Behaviour and attitudes | — |
| Personal development | — |
| Leadership and management | — |
| Safeguarding | — |
| Inspection type | — |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | — |
| Publication date | — |