Berry Lane, Mill End, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire WD3 7HG
10 reasons to choose St John's Catholic Primary School, Rickmansworth
Top line
St John’s Catholic Primary School, Rickmansworth has a Schoolsmith Score® of 68. It is one of the best state primary schools in Rickmansworth and one of the 6 best independent or state primaries within 2 miles.
School fundamentals
St John’s Catholic Primary School, Rickmansworth is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Roman Catholic academy converter faith school. The school is one of the 7 members of All Saints Catholic Academy Trust. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2016) inspection.
Average class size
St John’s Catholic Primary School, Rickmansworth has one class per year, and an average class size of 26 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St John’s Catholic Primary School, Rickmansworth ranks in the top 26% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 32% of schools.
The St John's Catholic Primary School, Rickmansworth curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Catholic social morality and also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 5.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at St John's Catholic Primary School, Rickmansworth
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at St John's Catholic Primary School, Rickmansworth
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There may be an occasional extra-curricular performing arts or arts & crafts club.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 8.00am (school staff and onsite) to 6.00pm (external contractor and offsite).
Find another school near St John's Catholic Primary School, Rickmansworth
Royal Masonic School Cadogan House (1.4 miles); Charlotte House Preparatory School (1.6 miles); Merchant Taylors’ Prep School (2.8 miles).
Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School (1.5 miles); Chorleywood Primary School (1.7 miles); Christ Church Chorleywood Church of England School (2 miles).
Royal Masonic School for Girls (1.4 miles); The Chalfonts Independent Grammar (Newland College) (2.8 miles); Northwood College (3.9 miles).
Rickmansworth School (2.1 miles); St Clement Danes School (2.6 miles); The Harefield Academy (3.1 miles).