Yorke Mead Primary School

Community school · Primary school · Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire
WD3 3PX
Composite score
59.1

School overview

Yorke Mead Primary School is a primary school serving Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, classified by the DfE as a community school. It has 434 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That is down 7.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 28% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 10% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 10% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Yorke Mead Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#4,184
National rank
#429
In East of England
#127
In Hertfordshire
Top 28%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
73%
% achieving higher RWM
10%
Reading average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Outstanding

School profile

Pupils on roll 434 % FSM ever-6 9.9% % EAL 15.7% Age range 3–11 Gender Mixed

Location

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