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Croxley Danes School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Free school
Baldwins Lane, Croxley Green, Rickmansworth WD3 3LR · croxleydanes.org.uk · 01923 284483
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Feb 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 51.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Hertfordshire 50.6, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,049
- 87% of 1,206 places
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 15.5%
- First language not English
- 27.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 130 families put the school first and 165 places were offered; 82% 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 | 165 | 130 | 0.8 | 82% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 172 | 132 | 0.8 | 80% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 170 | 125 | 0.7 | 77% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 173 | 213 | 1.2▲ | 63% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 172 | 222 | 1.3▲ | 62% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 51.3, and 50% 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 (31 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲51.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲50.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲69.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲46.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.65 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 52.6 | −12.1 |
| Sixth form college | 0.6 | — |
| Further education | 39.3 | +8.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.7 | — |
| Employment | 0.6 | −0.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4 | +1.5 |
| Activity not captured | 1.2 | — |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 106 students | C (31) | Average +0.03 | |
| 106 students | C (31.1) | Average +0.02 | |
| 8 students | Merit- (22.5) | Average +0.08 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 89 | C- (28.2) | -0.39 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
Left in 2023/24
| University | 59.6 |
|---|---|
| Other education | 1.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.4 |
| Employment | 14.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 15.7 |
| Activity not captured | 5.6 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Croxley Danes School on 24 February 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 24 Feb 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2022Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (211 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Positive
- 88%
- Replies
- 211
- 20% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on 36 parents (17%) whose child was bullied
based on 61 parents (29%) with SEND