Secondary
Croxley Danes School
Baldwins Lane, Croxley Green, Rickmansworth, WD3 3LR
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1049 of 1206 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.2
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- DANES EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 67.1
- All staff (FTE)
- 83.0
- Pupils per adult
- 13.1
- Pupils
- 1,089
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected February 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceStrong standard
- Sixth formExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
January 2022
Previous framework
Good
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
GCSE results
50%
11 points below the Rickmansworth average (61% across 5 schools)
51.3
3.2 below the Rickmansworth average (54.5 across 5 schools)
4th of 5 by our score, among the secondary schools in Rickmansworth we can score - see them all. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 51.3 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.65 |
| Entered the EBacc | 47% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 70% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 50% |
| A level average points per entry | 31.03 |
| A level students | 106 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 60% |
| 22/23 | 60% |
| 23/24 | 47% |
| 24/25 | 50% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 23/24 | 28.2 |
| 24/25 | 31.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.43 |
| 22/23 | +0.35 |
| 23/24 | +0.10 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 56.9 |
| 22/23 | 52.6 |
| 23/24 | 49.7 |
| 24/25 | 51.3 |
Baldwins Lane, Croxley Green, Rickmansworth, WD3 3LR
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Hertfordshire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Andy Harris
- Address
- Baldwins Lane, Croxley Green, Rickmansworth, WD3 3LR
- Telephone
- 01923284483