Schools in Hertfordshire
590 schools across 55 towns
Based on the most recent published single-word Ofsted grades. Ofsted stopped issuing overall grades (Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, Inadequate) in September 2024, so schools inspected more recently — under Ofsted’s report cards — may not have one. Figures cover the 226 of 590 schools here that have a published grade.
Hertfordshire has 590 schools across 55 towns — 399 primary, 78 secondary, educating around 222,526 pupils. 90% of schools with a published Ofsted grade are rated Good or Outstanding (203 of 226). There are currently 144 open teaching jobs in Hertfordshire. Browse schools by town, compare Ofsted ratings and exam results, and find teaching jobs across Hertfordshire.
Hertfordshirelocal authority guide — teacher pay, ratios & spending →School spending in Hertfordshire
Gross expenditure per pupil — LA-maintained schools (2024-25).
Source: DfE “LA and school expenditure” (Consistent Financial Reporting), 2024-25, under the Open Government Licence. Covers council-maintained schools; academies report separately.
Top-performing schools in Hertfordshire
Ranked on the latest DfE results. Higher is better.
By Attainment 8 — average GCSE score
- 1Dame Alice Owen's School72.9Attainment 8
- 2Watford Grammar School for Boys68.9Attainment 8
- 3Watford Grammar School for Girls68.2Attainment 8
- 4Parmiter's School66.5Attainment 8
- 5Sandringham School65.1Attainment 8
Source: DfE performance tables, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Towns in Hertfordshire
Select a town to browse its schools and Ofsted ratings
Abbots Langley
Baldock
Barkway
Berkhamsted
Bishop's Stortford
Bishops Stortford
Borehamwood
Broxbourne
Buntingford
Bushey
Cheshunt
Dacorum
East Hertfordshire
Elstree
Essendon
Furneux Pelham
Harpenden
HARPENDEN
Hatfield
Hemel Hempstead
Hertford
Hertfordshire
Herts
Hertsmere
Hitchin
Hoddesden
Hoddesdon
Kings Langley
Knebworth
Letchworth
Letchworth Garden City
Luton
Much Hadham
Northwood
Nr Buntingford
Potters Bar
Radlett
Rickmansworth
Royston
Sawbridgeworth
Shenley
St Albans
St. Albans
Stevenage
Three Rivers
Tring
Waltham Cross
Ware
Watford
Welwyn
Welwyn Garden City
WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Welwyn Hatfield
Widford Herts
Woolmer Green
Outstanding Schools in Hertfordshire
Schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted
Abel Smith School
Hertford, Hertfordshire· SG13 8AE
233 pupils
KS2: 55% met expected standard
Bengeo Primary School
Hertford, Hertfordshire· SG14 3DX
450 pupils
KS2: 61% met expected standard
Birchwood Nursery School
Hatfield, Hertfordshire· AL10 0PD
174 pupils
Broxbourne CofE Primary School
Broxbourne, Hertfordshire· EN10 7AY
242 pupils
KS2: 83% met expected standard
Bushey Heath Primary School
Bushey, Hertfordshire· WD23 1SP
239 pupils
KS2: 83% met expected standard
Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School
Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire· WD3 5SG
224 pupils
KS2: 80% met expected standard
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