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Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School

Community school · Rickmansworth · WD3 4BT

Ages 4–11 · 198 pupils · Hertfordshire

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Ofsted

Standards maintained

KS2 expected (RWM)

67%

Overall absence

3.8%

Admissions demand

0.83 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Standards maintained

Inspection date

2025-05-11

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)67%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence3.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)7.0%
Unauthorised0.7%
Authorised absence
3.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
185

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.83 · Often has places

1st preferences

24

Places offered

29

1st-preference offers

23

Total preferences (any rank)
114
Preferred offers (top 3)
29
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill94%

198 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
198
Boys / girls
100 / 98
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
198 / 210 (94%)
Free school meals
8.1%
FSM pupils
16
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Holly Butcher

Location

Address
Berry Lane
Postcode
WD3 4BT
Town
Rickmansworth
County
Hertfordshire
Local authority
Hertfordshire
District
Three Rivers
Constituency
South West Hertfordshire
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, 198 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 8.1%.

Open schools in Rickmansworth
24
Primary schools in Rickmansworth
16
Academies among open schools in Rickmansworth
33% (8)
Open schools in WD3
25
Primary in WD3
16
Open schools in Hertfordshire LA
591
Primary in Hertfordshire LA
401

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in RickmansworthNear WD3

  • St John Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Rickmansworth · WD3 7HG · Hertfordshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS244%
    • Absence6.8%
    • FSM16.8%
    • Demand0.93

    0.6 miles away

  • Shepherd Primary

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Rickmansworth · WD3 8JJ · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence7.4%
    • FSM21.7%
    • Demand0.86

    0.6 miles away

  • Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

    Rickmansworth · WD3 5SG · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM2.4%
    • Demand1.03

    1.0 miles away

  • Chorleywood Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Rickmansworth · WD3 5HR · Hertfordshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence3.2%
    • FSM7.3%
    • Demand1.37

    1.2 miles away

  • The Russell School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Rickmansworth · WD3 5RR · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS297%
    • Absence3.5%
    • FSM2.2%
    • Demand1.13

    1.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Holly Butcher
Telephone
01923720507
Website
http://www.arnetthills.herts.sch.uk

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