Maple Cross Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School
Denham Way, Rickmansworth, WD3 9SS
166 pupils · 69% of 240 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Free school meals
- 25.5%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 7 July 2022, published 21 September 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 61% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 6% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.84 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 19 | 16 | 27 | 16 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 28 | 28 | 39 | 28 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 20 | 17 | 24 | 19 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 23 | 19 | 35 | 21 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 23 | 20 | 34 | 22 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 19 | 15 | 28 | 18 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 18 | 14 | 25 | 15 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 28 | 41 | 29 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Shepherd Primary 2.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Robertswood School 2.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 2.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St John Catholic Primary School 2.6 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Harefield Infant and Junior School 2.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School 2.9 km · No Ofsted rating
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.