Croxley Danes School
Baldwins Lane, Rickmansworth, WD3 3LR
1,049 pupils · 87% of 1,206 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- DANES EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 15.5%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 24 February 2026, published 27 April 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 51.3 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 50% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 69.7% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 46.6% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“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 — 0.79 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 165 | 130 | 769 | 165 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 172 | 132 | 770 | 172 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 170 | 125 | 823 | 170 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 173 | 213 | 973 | 173 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 172 | 222 | 991 | 172 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 174 | 198 | 980 | 174 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 175 | 172 | 980 | 175 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 179 | 139 | 935 | 179 |
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
- Watford Grammar School for Boys 1.2 km · Most areas: Exceptional (2026)
- Westfield Academy 1.2 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Rickmansworth School 1.8 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Watford Grammar School for Girls 2.4 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School 2.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- The Grange Academy 4.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
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.