St Clement Danes SchoolSaint Joan of Arc Catholic School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Rickmansworth.

Summary of the comparison

St Clement Danes School and Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School are secondary schools in Rickmansworth.

  • St Clement Danes School scores 81 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Clement Danes School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Clement Danes School was judged Outstanding and Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 65.1 for St Clement Danes School and 50.6 for Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at St Clement Danes School (67.0 in 2021-22, 65.1 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School (58.5 in 2021-22, 50.6 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Clement Danes School versus Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure RickmansworthSt Clement Danes SchoolRickmansworthSaint Joan of Arc Catholic SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB81/100Stronger figureC64/100
Local ranking8th of 81 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure39th of 81 in Hertfordshire
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,592 1,199
Capacity1,590 1,243
LocationRickmansworth, WD3 6EW Rickmansworth, WD3 1HG
GCSE results
Attainment 865.1 Stronger figure50.6 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths83.9% Stronger figure56.1% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths96.6% Stronger figure75.1% 64.8%
Entering EBacc65.3% Stronger figure53.2% 40.5%
EBacc average point score6.07 Stronger figure4.46 4.09
Cohort236 205
A-level results
A-level entries201 90
A-level average points42.9 Stronger figure32.4 35.0
A-level average gradeB+ C+
Best 3 A-levels points43.2 Stronger figure32.4 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects27.5% Stronger figure5.9% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,592 1,199
Free school meals (ever 6)5.3% 10.4%
English as an additional language12.4% 17.8%
SEN support12.2% 16.9%
SEN with an EHC plan1.8% 1.8%
Attendance
Overall absence6.5% Stronger figure7.9% 6.2%
Persistent absence24.5% 22.0% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

St Clement Danes School

Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School

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