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Malvern Way Infant and Nursery School

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Community school in Rickmansworth, WD3 3QQ, taking ages 2 to 7, 240 on roll.

No current grade Ofsted, Apr 2025
0.9270321995352133 mi Admitted from, varies
89% Full

Will an address get in?

In the varies round, the furthest-away child offered a place at Malvern Way Infant and Nursery School lived 0.9270321995352133 miles away, according to Hertfordshire. Put a postcode in and it is measured against that distance.

Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close on 15 January 2027, with offers on 16 April 2027. The address on the deadline is the one the council uses. How it works.

The circle is 0.9270321995352133 miles, the distance the school admitted from in varies. Real admission areas are not circular: this is the distance, not a boundary.

This is not a catchment area. Most English schools do not have one. When Malvern Way Infant and Nursery School is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived. 0.9270321995352133 miles was last year's outcome, not a boundary and not a promise.

What kind of school this is

Religious characterNo religious character
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
How full 240 pupils in 270 places (89% full)
Local authorityHertfordshire

Department for Education register (GIAS).

How the school is doing

Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.

Who goes to Malvern Way Infant and Nursery School

Girls and boys47.5% girls, 52.5% boys
English as an additional language25.0% of pupils
Free school meals3.3% of pupils eligible

DfE school census, most recent published year.

What it costs to live within reach of Malvern Way Infant and Nursery School

The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 0.9270321995352133 miles the school admitted from in varies, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. The cheapest is WD99 at £320,000. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list.

DistrictAreaFrom the schoolMedian sold price
WD99 Watford 0.8 mi £320,000 60 sales

Sold prices from HM Land Registry, via each district's area guide. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.

The fee-paying alternative

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Checking the house as well as the school

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Common questions

What is the catchment area for Malvern Way Infant and Nursery School?

Malvern Way Infant and Nursery School does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in varies lived 0.9270321995352133 miles away, per Hertfordshire.

How close do I need to live to get a place at Malvern Way Infant and Nursery School?

Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 0.9270321995352133 miles was enough in varies. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.

Does buying a house near Malvern Way Infant and Nursery School guarantee a place?

No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.

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Admission distance published by Hertfordshire. School details from the Department for Education's register, ratings from Ofsted. Read how every figure on this site is sourced on the methodology page. If something here looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.