Partially selective state school · Hertfordshire
Rickmansworth School 11+ admissions
September 2027 entryEvidence reviewed 21 October 2026Current entrance requirements, dates and school facts with links to the official evidence used. Unknown information is labelled rather than estimated.
At a glance
- Address
- Scots Hill, Rickmansworth, East of England, WD3 3AQ
- Year 7 admission
- Mixed Year 7 admission
- School type
- Partially selective state school
- Funding
- State-funded
- Day or boarding
- Day school
- Religion or denomination
- GIAS records no applicable religious character.
- Published admission number
- 240September 2027 entry; current council directory corroborates the PAN despite a 2026 year typo in the 2027-2028 policy
- Academically selected places
- 60September 2027 entry
- Preferences per offer
- The current DfE applications and offers release has not yet been joined to this record.
- Assessment provider
- GL Assessment (academic papers)The consortium administers music aptitude separately.
Selection route
- South West Hertfordshire Secondary Transfer Test
Formal consortium · GL Assessment supplies the academic papers · Academic and music pathways are separate
Academic raw scores are age-standardised; music aptitude scores are not. The school's admission criteria still decide which children receive an offer.
Check the official test registration page
- Eligibility
- Families must name Rickmansworth School on their home council's secondary application. The supplementary information form is optional for a general application, but the school can consider only information on the council form if it is omitted. Applicants seeking academic or music consideration must have taken the relevant South West Herts Schools Consortium test and enter their consortium test reference on the supplementary form; without that reference they will not be considered under the corresponding criterion. The 2027-entry supplementary form asks for return by 31 October 2026.
- Score policy
- The academic criterion uses consortium verbal-reasoning and mathematics tests. Up to 60 places are offered in descending order of standardised scores with no minimum score. Music aptitude starts with a written test and may lead to a performance audition. Applicants for either criterion must give the school their consortium test reference on the supplementary form. The policy's priority-area and criterion-order rules still apply.
- Registration
- GIAS does not publish the current test registration URL.
Who gets priority
Published area: WD17 to WD19, WD23 to WD25, WD3 to WD5, HA6 2 and HA6 3.
This priority area governs music and academic places, not all offers. The school intends up to 82 of the 84 selective places for priority-area applicants and up to two music places for applicants outside it, with shortfall rules in the policy. HA6 2 and HA6 3 are sectors, not all of HA6.
Open the official boundary informationAfter children with an education, health and care plan naming the school, the 2027-2028 policy orders looked-after and previously looked-after children, up to 24 proximity places, qualifying staff children, siblings, up to 24 music-aptitude places, up to 60 academic-ability places, then remaining places by distance. The selective-place priority area has separate rules for applicants outside it. The policy's PAN paragraph names September 2026 despite its 2027-2028 heading; check the current school directory for the 2027 PAN.
For September 2027 entry. Policy checked 2026-10-21. A priority category does not guarantee an offer.
Read the admissions policyWhat the assessment covers
These are the shared consortium assessments relevant to this school.
- Mathematics
- Verbal reasoning
- Music aptitude
These are separate consortium test pathways relevant to this school, not steps every child takes.
Academic ability
Mathematics and verbal-reasoning tests used by the six academic-selection member schools.
Music aptitude
Aural first round followed by a performance assessment for invited candidates; Croxley Danes uses this route without academic selection.
Key dates
- Registration opens
- GIAS does not publish the current registration opening date.
- Registration deadline
- GIAS does not publish the current registration deadline.
- Test date
- GIAS does not publish the current test dates.
- Published CAF date
- GIAS does not publish the current CAF deadline.
- National Offer Day
- GIAS does not publish the current offer date.
Shared assessment-route dates
| Date | Route | When |
|---|---|---|
| Registration opens | RouteSouth West Hertfordshire Secondary Transfer Test | When1 April 2026 |
| Registration closes | RouteSouth West Hertfordshire Secondary Transfer Test | When5 June 2026 |
| Academic test | RouteSouth West Hertfordshire Secondary Transfer Test | When5 September 2026 |
| Music first round | RouteSouth West Hertfordshire Secondary Transfer Test | When7 September 2026 |
| Music first-round scores notified | RouteSouth West Hertfordshire Secondary Transfer Test | When17 September 2026 |
| Music second round starts | RouteSouth West Hertfordshire Secondary Transfer Test | When21 September 2026 |
| Music second round ends | RouteSouth West Hertfordshire Secondary Transfer Test | When25 September 2026 |
| Secondary application deadline for Hertfordshire residents | RouteSouth West Hertfordshire Secondary Transfer Test | When31 October 2026 |
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Fees
Rickmansworth School is a state-funded school, so there is no tuition fee for a Year 7 place. Uniform and optional activities can have separate costs. Check the Department for Education school record and the GOV.UK guide to state schools for the funding rule. The school can confirm current uniform and activity costs.
Inspection context
Inspection outcomes are maintained separately and are not present in current GIAS downloads.
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Questions families ask
Which 11+ test does Rickmansworth School use?
Rickmansworth School uses South West Hertfordshire Secondary Transfer Test for September 2027 entry. GL Assessment supplies the academic mathematics and verbal-reasoning papers. Music aptitude is assessed separately.
How many Year 7 places does Rickmansworth School have?
Rickmansworth School's published admission number is 240 for September 2027 entry.
Who is eligible to apply to Rickmansworth School?
Families must name Rickmansworth School on their home council's secondary application. The supplementary information form is optional for a general application, but the school can consider only information on the council form if it is omitted. Applicants seeking academic or music consideration must have taken the relevant South West Herts Schools Consortium test and enter their consortium test reference on the supplementary form; without that reference they will not be considered under the corresponding criterion. The 2027-entry supplementary form asks for return by 31 October 2026.
Are Rickmansworth School's 2027/28 oversubscription criteria published?
After children with an education, health and care plan naming the school, the 2027-2028 policy orders looked-after and previously looked-after children, up to 24 proximity places, qualifying staff children, siblings, up to 24 music-aptitude places, up to 60 academic-ability places, then remaining places by distance. The selective-place priority area has separate rules for applicants outside it. The policy's PAN paragraph names September 2026 despite its 2027-2028 heading; check the current school directory for the 2027 PAN.
What subjects should a child prepare for Rickmansworth School?
The verified school or linked route evidence covers Mathematics, Verbal reasoning, and Music aptitude.
How current is the information for Rickmansworth School?
Smart Cub Learning reviewed 8 attached evidence sources by 2026-10-21. Unknown facts stay labelled and should be checked again before applying.
Sources and review record
- Open state-funded school fields CSV
Department for Education. Accessed 21 October 2026. GIAS register snapshot on 20 October 2026.
- ONS Postcode Directory May 2026 school-postcode centroid extract
Office for National Statistics. Accessed 21 October 2026. ONS Postcode Directory, May 2026; candidate-school postcodes queried 21 October 2026.
- Rickmansworth School determined admissions arrangements 2027-2028
Rickmansworth School. Accessed 21 October 2026. September 2027 entry.
- Rickmansworth School current Hertfordshire school-directory entry
Hertfordshire County Council. Accessed 21 October 2026. September 2027 entry.
- Key testing dates 2026 for secondary transfer 2027
South West Herts Schools Consortium. Accessed 21 October 2026. September 2027 entry.
- South West Herts Schools Consortium general FAQs
South West Herts Schools Consortium. Accessed 21 October 2026. September 2027 entry.
- South West Herts Schools Consortium 2027 registration page
South West Herts Schools Consortium. Accessed 21 October 2026. September 2027 entry.
- South West Herts Schools Consortium member schools
South West Herts Schools Consortium. Accessed 21 October 2026. September 2027 entry.
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