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Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
High Street, Rickmansworth WD3 1HG · joa.herts.sch.uk · 01923 773881
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 50.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Hertfordshire 50.6, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,198
- 96% of 1,243 places
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 11.3%
- First language not English
- 17.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 147 families put the school first and 199 places were offered; 96% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 199 | 147 | 0.7 | 96% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 206 | 156 | 0.8 | 96% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 208 | 144 | 0.7 | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 208 | 188 | 0.9 | 83% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 204 | 156 | 0.8 | 97% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 50.6, and 56.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Hertfordshire it was 50.6, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (32.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲50.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲56.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲75.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲53.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.46 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 45.3 | −8 |
| Sixth form college | 9.9 | −3.3 |
| Further education | 35.8 | +8.9 |
| Other education | 0.9 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 1.4 | −0.6 |
| Employment | 1.9 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.8 | −0.2 |
| Activity not captured | 1.9 | +0.4 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90 students | C+ (32.4) | Average +0.06 | |
| 90 students | C+ (32.7) | Average +0.08 | |
| 21 students | Dist- (32.6) | Average -0.32 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 91 | C+ (33.8) | +0.10 |
| 2022/23 | 80 | B- (36.8) | — |
| 2021/22 | 105 | B (38.5) | — |
| 2018/19 | 72 | C+ (33.4) | +0.08 |
| 2017/18 | 85 | C+ (32.1) | +0.12 |
| 2016/17 | 86 | C (28.6) | -0.08 |
| 2015/16 | 89 | C (31.6) | +0.02 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 53.8 | +1 |
| Further education | 2.2 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 11 | −1 |
| Employment | 20.9 | −4.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.7 | +3.1 |
| Activity not captured | 4.4 | −1.2 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 19 October 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 18 Oct 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Dec 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Dec 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Feb 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (177 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 177
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied
based on 50 parents (28%) with SEND