Ofsted: Outstanding trending_up High Demand emoji_events #59 in Hertfordshire public Top 5% UK

Harvey Road Primary School

verifiedData: DfE & Ofsted 2024/25

personMr Nick Rowlands

location_onRickmansworth, WD3 3BN

language Visit Website phone 1923773801

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2023

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Students

240

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Expected Standard

87%

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Demand Ratio

1.8x

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Harvey Road Primary School is a Community school primary school in Rickmansworth, serving ages 3-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Highly competitive: 1.8× more applications than places — plan well ahead. Ranks in the top 5% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Harvey Road Primary School is a community school in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 240 pupils on roll, of whom 4% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 87% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 29% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #59 of 334 primaries in Hertfordshire and #3,668 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.8× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: Department for Education 2024/25, Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

87%

LA 61%

Reading90% LA 76%

Writing90% LA 70%

Maths94% LA 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

100%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading100% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing100% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths100% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

97%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading100% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing97% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths100% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.2

Read

LA 0.3

1.9 to 6.5

3.7

Write

LA -0.4

1.5 to 5.9

4.0

Maths

LA -0.1

1.9 to 6.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

93%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading100% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing93% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths100% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.6

Read

LA -0.1

1.4 to 5.9

2.1

Write

LA -0.5

0.0 to 4.1

3.2

Maths

LA -0.5

1.2 to 5.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

90%

LA 66%

Reading100% LA 78%

Writing90% LA 78%

Maths100% LA 76%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

112

GPS SS

114

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.5

Read

LA 0.1

1.3 to 5.7

-0.1

Write

LA -0.5

-2.2 to 2

4.9

Maths

LA -0.4

2.9 to 6.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

31 October 2023

Inspection Report

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13 October 2011

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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10 October 2006

Inspection Report

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05 February 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-10-31

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2011-10-13

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2006-10-10

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 240 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	240	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	240	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	240	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	240	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	239	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	240	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	240	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	240	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	235	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	239	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	234	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	240	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	240	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	238	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	239	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	239	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	240	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	240	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	240	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	240	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	238	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	240	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	238	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	243	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	242	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	243	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 10 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 10 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 3 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

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Harvey Road Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

Top Primary Schools in Hertfordshire

St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans

Field Junior School

London Colney Primary & Nursery School

Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School

Richard Whittington Primary School

Bovingdon Primary Academy