St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolSt John Catholic Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School and St John Catholic Primary School are primary schools in Rickmansworth.

  • St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School scores 76 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and St John Catholic Primary School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School was judged Good and St John Catholic Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 79.0% for St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School and 50.0% for St John Catholic Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (74.0% in 2022-23, 79.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at St John Catholic Primary School (57.0% in 2022-23, 50.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School versus St John Catholic Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure RickmansworthSt Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolRickmansworthSt John Catholic Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB76/100Stronger figureD53/100
Local ranking39th of 391 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure235th of 391 in Hertfordshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll247 121
Capacity270 210
LocationRickmansworth, WD3 8HD Rickmansworth, WD3 7HG
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard79.0% Stronger figure50.0% 62.0%
At higher standard28.0% Stronger figure10.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score110.0 Stronger figure100.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census247 121
Free school meals (ever 6)10.3% 21.5%
English as an additional language13.4% 9.9%
SEN support12.6% 19.0%
SEN with an EHC plan3.2% 5.8%
Attendance
Overall absence3.8% Stronger figure7.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence5.8% Stronger figure14.7% 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.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

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 Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

St John Catholic Primary School

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