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OpenPrimaryOfsted: OutstandingURN 117131

Harvey Road Primary School

Community school · Rickmansworth · WD3 3BN

Ages 3–11 · 240 pupils · Hertfordshire

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Ofsted

Outstanding

KS2 expected (RWM)

100%

Overall absence

2.8%

Admissions demand

1.83 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Outstanding

Inspection date

2023-10-31

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

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)100%
Higher standard (RWM)20%
Avg scaled score — reading
110.0
Avg scaled score — maths
110.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
112.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence2.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)2.2%
Unauthorised0.3%
Authorised absence
2.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
180

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

1.83 · Competitive

1st preferences

55

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

30

Total preferences (any rank)
154
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
Applications from outside LA
3
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 fill114%

240 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
240
Boys / girls
117 / 123
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
240 / 210 (114%)
Free school meals
4%
FSM pupils
9
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Miss Louisa Ingram

Location

Address
Harvey Road, Croxley Green
Postcode
WD3 3BN
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 3–11, in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, 240 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 4%.

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

  • Yorke Mead Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Rickmansworth · WD3 3PX · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS280%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM8.6%
    • Demand0.78

    0.4 miles away

  • Little Green Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Rickmansworth · WD3 3NJ · Hertfordshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS274%
    • Absence3.7%
    • FSM6.6%

    0.9 miles away

  • Ascot Road Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Free schools · Primary

    Watford · WD18 8AD · Hertfordshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS241%
    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM23.8%
    • Demand0.96

    1.2 miles away

  • St Anthony's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Watford · WD18 6BW · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM11.2%
    • Demand1.10

    1.3 miles away

  • Willow Tree Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy converter · Primary

    Watford · WD18 6LL · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM29.2%

    1.4 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Louisa Ingram
Telephone
01923773801
Website
http://www.harveyroad.herts.sch.uk/

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