Malvern Way Infant and Nursery School
Community primary school in Rickmansworth (Hertfordshire).
Ofsted
No overall grade
inspected Feb 2025
Early years (EYFS)
Outstanding
Ofsted, Feb 2025
Attendance rate
95.2%
▲ 0.4pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
20.1
▼ 0.6 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
3.3%
▼ 22pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
SEN support
5.8%
▼ 10pp England 2025/26: 15.4%
2025/26
Capacity
89%
240 / 270 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Teacher turnover
15.4%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 14.5% (primary schools)
2024/25
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Malvern Way Infant and Nursery School is a primary school located in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 7 and currently has 261 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 270. The school is led by Mrs Emma Cole.
Enrichment
4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Chess
- Football
- Karate
- Tennis
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Nurturing Schools AwardRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 117133
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- South West Hertfordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (8 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Himesh Chavda | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Amanda Del Percio | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Mrs Anita Yeung | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Devrim Marriott | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Amanda Dean | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Nicola Maclean | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Helen Stevens | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Jennifer Leonard | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Tejal Davda Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Alice Sales Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record