St Clement Danes SchoolThe Reach Free School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Rickmansworth.
Summary of the comparison
St Clement Danes School and The Reach Free School are secondary schools in Rickmansworth.
St Clement Danes School scores 81 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and The Reach Free School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Clement Danes School is ahead on our composite score.
St Clement Danes School was judged Outstanding and The Reach Free School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 65.1 for St Clement Danes School and 44.2 for The Reach Free 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 risen at The Reach Free School (41.3 in 2021-22, 44.2 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | RickmansworthSt Clement Danes School | RickmansworthThe Reach Free School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B81/100Stronger figure | C57/100 | |
| Local ranking | 8th of 81 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure | 55th of 81 in Hertfordshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Free schools | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,592 | 753 | |
| Capacity | 1,590 | 840 | |
| Location | Rickmansworth, WD3 6EW | Rickmansworth, WD3 8AB | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 65.1 Stronger figure | 44.2 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 83.9% Stronger figure | 35.3% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 96.6% Stronger figure | 62.2% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 65.3% | 69.7% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.07 Stronger figure | 4.11 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 236 | 119 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 201 | 51 | |
| A-level average points | 42.9 Stronger figure | 30.7 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B+ | C | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 43.2 Stronger figure | 32.1 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 27.5% Stronger figure | 11.8% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,592 | 753 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 5.3% | 21.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 12.4% | 17.1% | |
| SEN support | 12.2% | 19.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.8% | 5.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.5% Stronger figure | 9.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 24.5% Stronger figure | 25.6% | 15.8% |
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
The Reach Free School
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