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Schools in Hertfordshire

A council (local authority) in the East of England

  • Council
  • 1,056 schools and nurseries
  • 200,760 pupils
  • 38 towns and villages

In short: Most primary schools here are rated Good or better, about the same as across England. Results at 11 are close to England, and results at 16 were above England in 2026. Fewer pupils miss a lot of school than across England.

Hertfordshire at a glance

Ahead of England on results at 16

How Hertfordshire's schools compare with England, area by area.

DfE and Ofsted data, 2014 to 2026How we work this out
  • Schools and nurseries1,056398 primary · 79 secondary · 484 nurseries
  • Primaries Good or better96%England 96%
  • Met the standard at 1164%England 62%
  • Grade 5 in English and maths54%Attainment 8 50.4, England 46.2
  • Free school meals, primary16%A sign of family income
  • Missed a lot of school17%England 18%
Top-rated

The highest-rated schools in Hertfordshire

Primary and secondary schools are ranked by Eduscope score, which weighs up results, inspections, attendance and more. Nurseries, special and independent schools aren't ranked. A high score isn't everything: always visit.

All Hertfordshire primary schools

Top Primary Schools in Hertfordshire

398 mainstream schools in Hertfordshire, best first

The Russell School

Rickmansworth, WD3 5RR · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

  • Ofsted:Outstanding in every area

Results well above the England average.

48 first choices, 29 offers made

Met the standard at 1186%

England 62%

Days missed
2.9%
Pupils
237
Pupils per teacher
22.4
View school The Russell School

Harvey Road Primary School

Rickmansworth, WD3 3BN · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

  • Ofsted:Outstanding

Results well above the England average.

45 first choices, 29 offers made

Met the standard at 1187%

England 62%

Days missed
2.8%
Pupils
240
Pupils per teacher
21.3
View school Harvey Road Primary School

Skyswood Primary & Nursery School

St Albans, AL4 9RS · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

  • Ofsted:Outstanding in every area

Results well above the England average.

46 first choices, 30 offers made

Met the standard at 1187%

England 62%

Days missed
2.6%
Pupils
230
Pupils per teacher
20.9
View school Skyswood Primary & Nursery School

Top Secondary Schools in Hertfordshire

79 mainstream schools in Hertfordshire, best first

Dame Alice Owen's School

Potters Bar, EN6 2DU · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

  • Ofsted:Outstanding

Results well above the England average.

331 first choices, 186 offers made

Attainment 8 at 1673.6

England 46.2

Days missed
4.0%
Pupils
1,467
Pupils per teacher
15.6
View school Dame Alice Owen's School

Sandringham School

St Albans, AL4 9NX · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

  • Ofsted:Outstanding

Results well above the England average.

337 first choices, 233 offers made

Attainment 8 at 1665.7

England 46.2

Days missed
5.1%
Pupils
1,777
Pupils per teacher
15.6
View school Sandringham School

Sir John Lawes School

Harpenden, AL5 4QP · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

  • Ofsted:Outstanding

Results well above the England average.

259 first choices, 187 offers made

Attainment 8 at 1663.9

England 46.2

Days missed
4.2%
Pupils
1,373
Pupils per teacher
18.2
View school Sir John Lawes School

Nurseries in Hertfordshire

484 in Hertfordshire, highest Ofsted grade first

Sixth Forms in Hertfordshire

115 in Hertfordshire, by the school's Eduscope score

Dame Alice Owen's School

Potters Bar, EN6 2DU · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

  • Ofsted:Outstanding

Results well above the England average.

331 first choices, 186 offers made

Attainment 8 at 1673.6

England 46.2

Days missed
4.0%
Pupils
1,467
Pupils per teacher
15.6
View school Dame Alice Owen's School

Sandringham School

St Albans, AL4 9NX · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

  • Ofsted:Outstanding

Results well above the England average.

337 first choices, 233 offers made

Attainment 8 at 1665.7

England 46.2

Days missed
5.1%
Pupils
1,777
Pupils per teacher
15.6
View school Sandringham School

Sir John Lawes School

Harpenden, AL5 4QP · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

  • Ofsted:Outstanding

Results well above the England average.

259 first choices, 187 offers made

Attainment 8 at 1663.9

England 46.2

Days missed
4.2%
Pupils
1,373
Pupils per teacher
18.2
View school Sir John Lawes School

Special Schools in Hertfordshire

37 in Hertfordshire. Eduscope doesn't rank these.

Amwell View School

Ware, SG12 8EH · Special · All-through · Ages 2 to 19

  • Ofsted:Outstanding

Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

Results

Not published for this kind of school.

Days missed
9.3%
Pupils
194
Pupils per teacher
6.9
View school Amwell View School

Breakspeare School

Abbots Langley, WD5 0BU · Special · All-through · Ages 3 to 19

  • Ofsted:Outstanding in every area

Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

Results

Not published for this kind of school.

Days missed
14.6%
Pupils
157
Pupils per teacher
7.4
View school Breakspeare School

Colnbrook School

Watford, WD19 7UY · Special · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

  • Ofsted:Outstanding

Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

Results

Not published for this kind of school.

Days missed
9.6%
Pupils
130
Pupils per teacher
6.2
View school Colnbrook School

Private Schools in Hertfordshire

55 in Hertfordshire. Eduscope doesn't rank these.

Rhodes Wood Hospital School

Al9 6nn · Independent · All-through · Ages 7 to 19

  • Ofsted:Outstanding

Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

Results

Not published for this kind of school.

Days missed
–
Pupils
35
Pupils per teacher
–
View school Rhodes Wood Hospital School

Duncombe School

Hertford, SG14 3JA · Independent · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

  • ISI:Inspected

Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.

Results

Not published for this kind of school.

Days missed
–
Pupils
230
Pupils per teacher
–
View school Duncombe School

East Hall School

Hitchin, SG4 8DL · Independent · Secondary · Ages 14 to 17

  • Ofsted:Good

Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

Results

Not published for this kind of school.

Days missed
–
Pupils
16
Pupils per teacher
–
View school East Hall School
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The Purcell School, InspectedWeston Way Nursery School, OutstandingArlesdene Nursery School and Pre-School, OutstandingBatford Nursery School, OutstandingBirchwood Nursery School, OutstandingGreenfield Nursery School, GoodHeath Lane Nursery School, GoodYork Road Nursery School, OutstandingRye Park Nursery School, OutstandingKingswood Nursery School, OutstandingOxhey Nursery School, GoodTenterfield Nursery School, OutstandingPeartree Way Nursery School, GoodLudwick Nursery School, OutstandingAbbots Langley School, GoodAshwell Primary School, Expected standard or betterJenyns First School and Nursery, Good in every areaBushey Heath Primary School, OutstandingMerry Hill Infant School and Nursery, GoodHoldbrook Primary School and Nursery, GoodHighwood Primary School, GoodFour Swannes Primary School, Requires improvement in 3 areasChorleywood Primary School, OutstandingShepherd Primary, GoodHobletts Manor Junior School, GoodThe Russell School, Outstanding in every areaFlamstead Village School, GoodCowley Hill School, Expected standard in every areaGaddesden Row JMI School, GoodSauncey Wood Primary School, Good in every areaManland Primary School, GoodGreen Lanes Primary School, GoodGeorge Street Primary School, Needs attention in 2 areasBoxmoor Primary School, GoodTwo Waters Primary School, Good or betterTudor Primary School, GoodSouth Hill Primary School, GoodAbel Smith School, OutstandingStrathmore Infant and Nursery School, GoodHighbury Infant School and Nursery, GoodHighover Primary School, Outstanding in every areaHunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School, OutstandingKimpton Primary School, Expected standard or betterBreachwood Green Junior Mixed and Infant School, Needs attention in 1 areaKnebworth Primary and Nursery School, GoodHillshott Infant School and Nursery, Good or betterHertford Heath Primary and Nursery School, GoodLittle Hadham Primary School, Outstanding in every areaMarkyate Village School and Nursery, Good in every areaReed First School, GoodYorke Mead Primary School, Outstanding in every areaPirton School, Expected standard or betterHarvey Road Primary School, OutstandingLittle Green Junior School, GoodMalvern Way Infant and Nursery School, Outstanding in every areaTannery Drift First School, Good or betterBernards Heath Infant and Nursery School, Expected standard or betterCamp Primary and Nursery School, GoodSt Peter's School, GoodAboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School, GoodBernards Heath Junior School, GoodSt Paul's Walden Primary School, GoodColney Heath Primary School, GoodLondon Colney Primary & Nursery School, GoodSandridge School, GoodSandon Junior Mixed and Infant School, Needs attention in 4 areasFawbert and Barnard Infants' School, OutstandingShenley Primary School, GoodLetchmore Infants' and Nursery School, OutstandingTherfield First School, GoodWalkern Primary School, GoodCentral Primary School, Expected standard or betterBushey and Oxhey Infant School, GoodChater Junior School, Good in every areaChater Infant School, GoodWatford Field School (Infant & Nursery), Needs attention in 1 areaField Junior School, OutstandingParkgate Junior School, OutstandingParkgate Infants' and Nursery School, GoodSt Meryl School, Expected standard in every areaCassiobury Junior School, GoodKingsway Junior School, GoodWatton-at-Stone Primary and Nursery School, GoodTemplewood Primary School, GoodHolwell Primary School, GoodWidford School, GoodTanners Wood Junior Mixed and Infant School, GoodWymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School, GoodHurst Drive Primary School, GoodWoodlands Primary School, Expected standard or betterKenilworth Primary School, Expected standard or betterSummerswood Primary School, Requires improvementIcknield Infant and Nursery School, Requires improvement in 3 areasBowmansgreen Primary School, GoodMargaret Wix Primary School, GoodBroom Barns Primary School, GoodGreenfields Primary School, Expected standard or betterHobletts Manor Infants' School, GoodWoodhall Primary School, GoodSaffron Green Primary School, Good in every areaBedwell Primary School, GoodPeartree Spring Primary School, GoodRoundwood Primary School, Expected standard or betterChambersbury Primary School, GoodWindermere Primary School, Requires improvement in 3 areasAnstey First School, Needs attention in 2 areasHowe Dell Primary School, Good in every areaMonksmead School, GoodAlmond Hill Junior School, Expected standard or betterOakwood Primary School, GoodNorthfields Infants and Nursery School, Requires improvementPurwell Primary School, Good in every areaHarwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School, GoodThorley Hill Primary School, GoodMicklem Primary School, GoodBrookland Junior School, Expected standard or betterThe Reddings Primary School, GoodHow Wood Primary and Nursery School, GoodRedbourn Primary School, Good in every areaBushey Manor Junior School, GoodGoffs Oak Primary & Nursery School, GoodEastbury Farm Primary School, GoodGade Valley Primary School, GoodCunningham Hill Junior School, OutstandingHomerswood Primary and Nursery School, Good in every areaWhitehill Junior School, GoodDownfield Primary School, Good in every areaWestfield Primary School, Requires improvementPixies Hill Primary School, GoodPixmore Junior School, Good in every areaThe Grove Junior School, GoodSwing Gate Infant School and Nursery, GoodOaklands Primary School, GoodHollybush Primary School, Requires improvement in 2 areasMaple Cross Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School, GoodMoss Bury Primary School and Nursery, GoodHigh Leigh Primary School, Requires improvement in 1 areaPriors Wood Primary School, Needs attention in 1 areaBrookland Infant and Nursery School, GoodGoldfield Infants' and Nursery School, Good in every areaGreenway Primary and Nursery School, GoodIcknield Walk First School, Good or betterThorn Grove Primary School, GoodCunningham Hill Infant School, OutstandingThe Grove Infant and Nursery School, OutstandingKings Langley Primary School, GoodReedings Junior School, GoodArnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School, GoodTrotts Hill Primary and Nursery School, GoodCassiobury Infant and Nursery School, GoodPanshanger Primary School, GoodBournehall Primary School, Good in every areaMaple Primary School, Expected standard or betterNewberries Primary School, GoodRickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School, Outstanding in every areaMandeville Primary School, GoodGiles Junior School, GoodMillfield First and Nursery School, GoodHillmead Primary School, GoodNascot Wood Junior School, OutstandingThe Ryde School, GoodWilliam Ransom Primary School, Requires improvement in 2 areasPrae Wood Primary School, GoodThe Giles Infant and Nursery School, GoodKingsway Infants' School, GoodKingshill Infant School, GoodWoolenwick Junior School, GoodWoolenwick Infant and Nursery School, OutstandingLeavesden JMI School, GoodLonglands Primary School and Nursery, OutstandingThe Lea Primary School and Nursery, Outstanding in every areaWheatcroft Primary School, GoodMary Exton Primary School, GoodLordship Farm Primary School, Expected standard or betterStudlands Rise First School, Good or betterAycliffe Drive Primary School, GoodLime Walk Primary School, GoodFairfields Primary School and Nursery, GoodHoltsmere End Junior School, GoodSamuel Lucas Primary School, OutstandingCoates Way JMI and Nursery School, Good in every areaHigh Beeches Primary School, OutstandingStonehill School, GoodBrockswood Primary School, Outstanding in every areaSheredes Primary School, OutstandingWood End School, OutstandingBengeo Primary School, OutstandingMorgans Primary School & Nursery, GoodThe Leys Primary and Nursery School, GoodBelswains Primary School, GoodBonneygrove Primary School, GoodBurleigh Primary School, GoodHobbs Hill Wood Primary School, GoodCranborne Primary School, GoodLadbrooke Junior Mixed and Infant School, GoodOakmere Primary School, Good in every areaNascot Wood Infant and Nursery School, GoodHartsfield Junior Mixed and Infant School, GoodHoltsmere End Infant and Nursery School, Needs attention in 1 areaCommonswood Primary & Nursery School, GoodMillbrook School, Requires improvementAldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School, GoodSt Mary's Infants' School, GoodSt Mary's Junior Mixed School, GoodBarley (VA) Church of England First School, GoodBayford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, GoodBenington Church of England Primary School, GoodLayston Church of England First School, Needs attention in 3 areasAshfield Junior School, GoodCodicote Church of England Primary School, Good or betterEssendon CofE (VC) Primary School, GoodGraveley Primary School, GoodFurneux Pelham Church of England School, GoodPonsbourne St Mary's Church of England Primary School, GoodHertford St Andrew CofE Primary School, GoodHigh Wych Church of England Primary School, GoodWormley CofE Primary School, Expected standard or betterLittle Munden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, GoodIckleford Primary School, GoodPreston Primary School, GoodSpellbrook CofE Primary School, Expected standard in every areaSt Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, GoodThundridge Church of England Primary School, GoodSt Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Junior School, GoodRoger De Clare First CofE School, GoodSt Catherine's Church of England Primary School, GoodWeston Primary & Nursery School, GoodPotten End CofE Primary School, GoodDewhurst St Mary CofE Primary School, GoodLeverstock Green Church of England Primary School, GoodSt Paul's Church of England Primary School, Langleybury, GoodNash Mills Church of England Primary School, GoodAston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School, Outstanding in every areaArdeley St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, GoodBarkway VA Church of England First School, GoodVictoria Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Expected standard or betterSt Michael's Church of England Primary School, GoodSt Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch, GoodHoly Trinity Church of England Primary School, GoodAll Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Datchworth, GoodGreat Gaddesden Church of England Primary School, Expected standard or betterSt John's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, Lemsford, GoodSt John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, Good in every areaSt Nicholas CofE VA Primary School, GoodBroxbourne CofE Primary School, OutstandingHormead Church of England (VA) First School, GoodSt Ippolyts Church of England Aided Primary School, GoodSt Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chipperfield, GoodNorton St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School, GoodLittle Gaddesden Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Good in every areaSt Andrew's CE Primary School and Nursery, GoodOffley Endowed Primary School and Nursery, GoodCockernhoe Endowed CofE Primary School, Expected standard or betterSt Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, GoodThe Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans, GoodPark Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Expected standard or betterSt Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans, OutstandingPuller Memorial, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary School, Needs attention in 2 areasStapleford Primary School, GoodSt Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery, Requires improvement in 1 areaTewin Cowper Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Requires improvement in 4 areasBishop Wood Church of England Junior School, Tring, GoodLong Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School, GoodSt John's CofE Primary School, GoodSt Michael's Woolmer Green CofE VA Primary School, GoodSt Helen's Church of England Primary School, GoodSt Bartholomew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Wigginton, Good in every areaSt Joseph Catholic Primary School, OutstandingSt Teresa Catholic Primary School, GoodOur Lady Catholic Primary School, Expected standard or betterSt Philip Howard Catholic Primary School, GoodSt Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin, Expected standard or betterSt Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School, GoodAll Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Bishop's Stortford, GoodChrist Church CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery, GoodSt Margaret Clitherow Roman Catholic Primary School, GoodSacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery, GoodWelwyn St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Good or betterSt Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Expected standard or betterSt Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green, Requires improvement in 4 areasThe Priory School, GoodFearnhill School, Needs attention in 1 areaBarnwell School, Needs attention in 2 areasThe Nobel School, GoodMarriotts School, Expected standard in every areaBridgewater Primary School, GoodThe Astley Cooper School, Needs attention in 5 areasEdwinstree Church of England Middle School, GoodTownsend Church of England School, GoodThe Thomas Coram Church of England School, GoodParkside Community Primary School, GoodHertingfordbury Cowper Primary School, GoodSt Giles' CofE Primary School, Needs attention in 1 areaCuffley School, GoodLittle Heath Primary School, GoodNorthaw Church of England Primary School, GoodBrookmans Park Primary School, GoodThe Bishop's Stortford High School, OutstandingAshlyns School, GoodAbbot's Hill School, InspectedEdge Grove School, InspectedAldenham School, InspectedBerkhamsted School, InspectedSt Margaret's School, InspectedBishop's Stortford College, InspectedHaileybury College, InspectedAldwickbury School, InspectedQueenswood School, InspectedWestbrook Hay, InspectedLockers Park School, InspectedSt Christopher School, InspectedSt Francis College, InspectedRadlett Preparatory School Ltd, InspectedMerchant Taylors' School, InspectedSt Albans High School for Girls, InspectedTring Park School for the Performing Arts, InspectedBeechwood Park School, InspectedHeath Mount School, InspectedSherrardswood School, InspectedEgerton-Rothesay School, InspectedDuncombe School, InspectedSt Hilda's School, InspectedHertford Prep, InspectedKingshott School, InspectedSt Edmund's College, InspectedCharlotte House Preparatory School, InspectedYork House School, InspectedSt Columba's College, InspectedStanborough Secondary School, InspectedRoyal Masonic School for Girls, InspectedLochinver House School, InspectedStormont School, InspectedRadlett Lodge School, GoodHaberdashers' Boys' School, InspectedSt Albans School, InspectedHaberdashers' Girls' School, InspectedMerchant Taylors' Prep School, InspectedThe King's School, InspectedBerkhamsted Prep and Pre-Prep School, InspectedGurukula - The Hare Krishna Primary School, GoodImmanuel College, InspectedManor Lodge School, InspectedLongwood School, GoodSt Elizabeth's School, GoodGarston Manor School, GoodThe Valley School, Good or betterColnbrook School, OutstandingSt Luke's School, GoodThe Collett School, GoodBatchwood School, Needs attention in 1 areaMiddleton School, OutstandingLonsdale School, GoodLakeside School, OutstandingBreakspeare School, Outstanding in every areaWoodfield School, Good in every areaWatling View School, GoodAmwell View School, OutstandingFalconer School, GoodHeathlands School, OutstandingGreenside School, GoodMeadow Wood School, GoodNorth Herts Education Support Centre, Outstanding in every areaChessbrook Education Support Centre, OutstandingStevenage Education Support Centre, OutstandingSouthfield School, GoodDacorum Education Support Centre, OutstandingHaywood Grove School, GoodClore Shalom School, GoodFeatherstone Wood Primary School, GoodSt Elizabeth's Centre, GoodLodge Farm Primary School, Requires improvement in 2 areasBirchwood Avenue Primary School, GoodOughton Primary and Nursery School, GoodSwallow Dell Primary and Nursery School, Good or betterSt Catherine's Hoddesdon CofE Primary School, GoodMuriel Green Nursery School, GoodSt Albans Independent College, GoodLongmeadow Primary School, Requires improvement in 2 areasShephalbury Park Primary School, GoodMaple Grove Primary School, Needs attention in 5 areasYewtree Primary School, Safeguarding not metOak View Primary and Nursery School, GoodGalley Hill Primary School and Nursery, Good in every areaKilligrew Primary and Nursery School, GoodStanborough Primary School, GoodFuture Academies Watford, Good or betterRivers Education Support Centre, GoodWatford Grammar School for Boys, Strong standard or betterWatford Grammar School for Girls, OutstandingThe Broxbourne School, OutstandingHockerill Anglo-European College, GoodDame Alice Owen's School, OutstandingRickmansworth School, OutstandingThe Knights Templar School, GoodSandringham School, OutstandingBovingdon Primary Academy, GoodQueens' School, Outstanding in every areaParmiter's School, OutstandingSt Clement Danes School, OutstandingYavneh College, GoodRoundwood Park School, OutstandingFreman College, GoodVerulam School, GoodThe Chauncy School, OutstandingLongdean School, GoodLeventhorpe, GoodHammond Academy, GoodSir John Lawes School, OutstandingHitchin Girls' School, Outstanding in every areaSt Albans Girls' School, Outstanding in every areaSummercroft Primary School, GoodGoffs Academy, GoodBirchwood High School, Good in every areaKing James Academy Royston, GoodBishop's Hatfield Girls' School, OutstandingStanborough School, GoodLittle Reddings Primary School, GoodBushey Meads School, Requires improvement in 3 areasThe Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School, GoodSaint Joan of Arc Catholic School, GoodSaint Michael's Catholic High School, Good or betterNicholas Breakspear Catholic School, OutstandingApplecroft School, GoodPresdales School, OutstandingWoolgrove School, Special Needs Academy, GoodThe Marlborough Science Academy, GoodLoreto College, Good or betterHatfield Community Free School, Good in every areaFleetville Junior School, GoodFleetville Infant and Nursery School, OutstandingThe Wroxham School, GoodAlban City School, GoodBeaumont School, Outstanding in every areaSt Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School, GoodSt Mary Roman Catholic Primary School, Good or betterSt John Roman Catholic Primary School, GoodOur Lady Catholic Primary School, GoodSt George's School, Outstanding in every areaSt Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, GoodTring School, GoodSt Mary's Church of England High School (VA), GoodGarden City Academy, GoodThe Sele School, Good in every areaKnightsfield School, OutstandingThe Grove Academy, Good or betterNorthgate Primary School, GoodSamuel Ryder Academy, Expected standard or betterMonk's Walk School, GoodHertswood Academy, Good in every areaKings Langley School, GoodHitchin Boys' School, Strong standard or betterMandeville Primary School, Expected standard or betterLinks Academy, GoodElstree Screen Arts Academy, Outstanding in every areaChrist Church Chorleywood CofE School, OutstandingFlamstead End School, Good or betterThe Reach Free School, GoodRichard Hale School, GoodThe Thomas Alleyne Academy, GoodWestfield Academy, Good in every areaCountess Anne Church of England School, OutstandingRalph Sadleir School, Requires improvementSimon Balle All-Through School, OutstandingWilshere-Dacre Junior Academy, GoodWhite Trees Independent School, GoodCrabtree Infants' School, OutstandingCrabtree Junior School, OutstandingThe Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College, OutstandingLanchester Primary School, GoodJupiter Primary School, GoodAscot Road Primary School, GoodPinewood School, Needs attention in 3 areasWindhill21, OutstandingFair Field Junior School, GoodHaileybury Turnford, Expected standard or betterWatford St John's Church of England Primary School, Requires improvement in 3 areasHailey Hall School, Good in every areaYavneh Primary School, OutstandingRobert Barclay Academy, GoodThe Cranbourne Primary School, GoodRoselands Primary School, GoodLaurance Haines School, GoodLarwood School, GoodHarpenden Academy, GoodFairlands Primary School, Expected standard or betterCamps Hill Primary School, GoodChurchfield Church of England Academy, GoodCroxley Danes School, Expected standard or betterRoebuck Academy, Expected standard or betterBarclay Academy, GoodRhodes Wood Hospital School, OutstandingWilbury Junior School, GoodThe Grange Academy, Needs attention in 2 areasWarren Dell Primary School, OutstandingOxhey Wood Primary School, Expected standard or betterAlban Wood Primary School and Nursery, GoodBromet Primary School, Expected standard or betterBroadfield Academy, GoodBedmond Academy, Expected standard in every areaManor Fields Primary School, Strong standard in every areaHartsbourne Primary School, GoodGrove Road Primary School, GoodWaterside Academy, Expected standard or betterGoffs - Churchgate Academy, Expected standard in every areaBeechfield School, Expected standard or betterMeryfield Primary School, GoodThe Orchard Primary School, GoodCherry Tree Primary School, GoodSpringmead Primary School, GoodThe Adeyfield Academy, GoodBeech Hyde Primary School and Nursery, GoodKatherine Warington School, GoodElysium Healthcare Potters Bar Clinic School, GoodMount Pleasant Lane Primary School, GoodKnutsford Primary Academy, GoodRidgeway Academy, Good in every areaLaureate Academy, GoodSarratt Church of England Primary School, GoodSt John Catholic Primary School, GoodWheatfields Junior Mixed School, GoodWheatfields Infants' and Nursery School, Good or betterHoly Rood Catholic Primary School, OutstandingDivine Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, GoodRoman Way Academy, GoodChancellor's School, GoodHertsmere Jewish Primary School, GoodLinks Hatfield Academy, GoodOnslow St Audrey's School, GoodBrandles School, GoodThe Grange Academy, Good in every areaSt John's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, GoodAvanti Meadows Primary School, GoodWoodside Primary School, GoodDe Havilland Primary School, GoodRoman Fields Academy, OutstandingGarden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School, GoodRedbourn Park School, GoodSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Wx), GoodSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S, GoodSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Hertford), GoodSt Augustine's Catholic Primary School, GoodSt Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School, GoodSt Cross Catholic Primary School, GoodSacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Good or betterSt Mary's Catholic School, Good or betterDundale Primary School and Nursery, GoodSkyswood Primary & Nursery School, Outstanding in every areaPeartree Primary School, GoodSt John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, GoodAvanti Grange Secondary School, Outstanding in every areaRound Diamond Primary School, OutstandingMartins Wood Primary School, Expected standard in every areaWatchlytes Primary School, Expected standard or betterThe Hemel Hempstead School, Expected standard or betterAvanti Brook Primary School, Expected standard or betterJames Marks Academy, Strong standard in every areaSaint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, Good in every areaSt Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, Expected standard or betterJohn F Kennedy Catholic School, Expected standard or betterBuntingford First School, Expected standard or betterEast Hall School, GoodThe Highfield School, GoodSt Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School, GoodSt Cuthbert Mayne Voluntary Catholic Junior Academy, GoodMill Mead Primary Academy, GoodSaint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy, GoodThe John Warner School, InadequateCreswick Academy, Requires improvementSt Rose's Catholic Infant School, GoodOakview Primary School, Requires improvementRichard Whittington Primary School, GoodForres Primary Academy, Requires improvementAshtree Primary Academy, Requires improvementSaint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School, GoodOakleaf Primary, Requires improvementThe Holy Family Catholic Primary School, GoodSt Dominic Catholic Primary School, OutstandingWillow Tree Primary School, Requires improvementSt Paul's Catholic Primary School, GoodSt Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery, GoodPope Paul Catholic Primary School, GoodGracewood Academy, Requires improvementAbbot's Hill Nursery, GoodBusy Bees (Marshalswick) Ltd, Needs attention in 4 areasArtisans Kindergarten, Strong standard in every areaLittle Cakes Montessori School, Strong standard in every areaAcorn Playgroup & Pre-School, Strong standard in every areaBerkhamsted Day Nursery Ltd, GoodMillie's Nursery, GoodLittle Gems Day Care Nursery, GoodFlower Pots Day Nursery (Apsley), GoodMeadow View Childcare, GoodBanana Moon Day Nursery St Albans, GoodLittle Blue Van (Great Amwell), GoodUniversity Day Nursery, GoodSunshine Pre-School, OutstandingEnchanted Day Nursery, Expected standard in every areaLittle Raccoons Day Nursery (Elstree) Limited, OutstandingPlay Aloud St Andrews, OutstandingStrong Roots Forest School, OutstandingHappy Days Pre-School, GoodPrecious Playdays, OutstandingThe house that Jack built nursery, GoodArborescence Montessori, OutstandingPartou Ware Day Nursery & Pre-School, Expected standard or betterPhoenix Nursery, GoodLadybirds Nursery, OutstandingTiny Giants Pre-School Ltd, GoodLittle Lions Pre-School & Nursery, GoodMonkey Puzzle Day Nursery, GoodSunhill Montessori Nursery, GoodBright Sparks Pre-School And Out Of School Club Limited, GoodComfort Angelz Daycare, GoodClare's Little Bears - Forest Pre School, GoodAppletrees Child Care Ltd, GoodLulu's Pre-School, GoodBusy Lizzies At Simon Balle, OutstandingWhanau Day Nursery Welwyn GC, GoodTeddies Tots, GoodSquirrel Nurseries (Watford Lanchester), GoodFirst Place Nursery, GoodWoodlands Day Care Nursery Limited, GoodApple Daycare Ltd (Lemsford), OutstandingBarkway Preschool, GoodRafles Nursery & Pre-School, GoodStep By Step Nursery, Safeguarding not metYellow Star Nursery, GoodThe Kinsbourne Common Nursery And Pre-School, GoodTop Place Preschool, GoodWhanau Day Nursery Harpenden, GoodAlpha Bears Day Care Nursery, GoodFlower Pots Day Nursery, Needs attention in 2 areasKindred Royston Newmarket Road Pre-School, GoodSquirrels Day Nurseries (Hemel) Ltd, GoodBoys & Girls Nursery (Croxley Green) Limited, GoodThe Marmalade Cat Day Nursery, GoodCornerstones Pre-School, GoodPlayhouse Pre-school Broadwater, GoodPartou Sucklings Yard Day Nursery & Pre-School, GoodLittle Blossom Nursery School, GoodRowan Tree Day Nursery, OutstandingSpins Pre-School, GoodParkway Pre-School, GoodKiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool, GoodBengeo Playgroup, OutstandingApsley Lock Pre School, GoodBroxbourne Buttercups, GoodLongwood Nursery, GoodLittle Hearts Preschool, GoodFairlands Pre-School CIC, GoodDe Havilland Pre School, GoodBobtails Playgroup, GoodSt Michael's Pre-School, GoodLittle Stars Pre-School & Nursery, OutstandingBright Little Stars Nursery, OutstandingThe Potters Bar Day Nursery and Pre-school, GoodTracks Autism, OutstandingLittle Acorns Montessori School, GoodBright Horizons Hertford Day Nursery and Preschool, GoodLittle Acorns Pre School, GoodAston Preschool, GoodFingertips Woodland Nursery, OutstandingCuffley Hill Preschool, GoodStanstead Mill Day Nursery, GoodSmartys Day Nursery, Safeguarding not metBoys & Girls Nursery (Rickmansworth) Limited, GoodPartou Hoddesdon Day Nursery & Pre-School, GoodBright Horizons Potten End Day Nursery and Preschool, GoodBrock House Nursery School, GoodSquirrels Day Nursery, OutstandingNorthwood Day Nursery, OutstandingBright Horizons Cheshunt Day Nursery and Preschool, GoodFlower Pots Day Nursery (Boxmoor), GoodSuper Steps Nursery, GoodKindred Tring Nursery and Pre-School, GoodMillennium First Steps Nursery Ltd, GoodPeanuts Pre-School, GoodTiny Toes Day Nursery & Pre-School (Hertford) Limited, GoodDoodle Do Day Nursery, Strong standard in every areaSquirrels Nursery (Watford Ascot), GoodBright Horizons Harpenden Central Day Nursery and Preschool, OutstandingNorth Bushey Pre-school, GoodLittle Angels Pre School, OutstandingFirst Place Nursery, GoodJack and Jill's Day Nursery, GoodApple Daycare and Childminding Services, GoodGlebe Kids, OutstandingMonkey Puzzle Day Nursery Watford, GoodGrange Tiny Hands Pre-School, OutstandingSquiggles (Lollipops) Cheshunt, GoodOld MacDonald's Day Nursery, GoodPartou Bourne Explorers Day Nursery & Pre-School, GoodWillows Farm Day Nursery and Preschool, GoodHertford Barns Day Nursery, OutstandingSt Mary's Pre-School, GoodAshbourne Day Nurseries at Hertford, GoodMonkey Puzzle Day Nursery Ware, GoodLittle Acorns Royston Limited, GoodThe Little Sparkles Preschool Limited, GoodBoys & Girls Nursery (Watford) Limited, GoodCreswick Pre-School, GoodGraveley Preschool, GoodHowe Dell Day Care, GoodThe Co-operative Childcare Watford South, OutstandingHitchin House Day Nursery, OutstandingBunnies Preschool (Shephall), GoodLittle Fawns Preschool - Abbots Langley, GoodTherfield Village Pre-School, GoodSmall World Nursery (Watford) CIC, GoodThe Pines Pre School, GoodBouncing Bees, GoodRookies Day Nursery, GoodChristchurch Nursery, GoodSt Michael's Pre-school, GoodKindred Royston Church House Nursery and Pre-School, GoodFlower Pots Day Nursery (Chaulden), GoodLittle Learners Pre-School, GoodTreasure Tots Pre-School Limited, GoodMonkey Puzzle Day Nursery, GoodHighfield Pre-School, OutstandingThe Early Bird Pre-School (Wheathampstead), GoodSt Luke's Pre-School, GoodForesters Den Nursery, GoodForget-me-nots Pre-School, GoodBuilding Blocks Preschool Nurseries Ltd, GoodPotten End Pre-School, GoodSt Mary's Pre-School (Northchurch) Ltd, GoodBusy Bees Day Nursery at Letchworth, GoodBerrygrove Early Years Centre, GoodApple Daycare Ltd (Oxlease House), OutstandingHighfield Day Nursery, GoodRising Stars (Grove Hill) Limited, GoodJack in the Box at Brockswood, OutstandingSquirrels Day Nursery, GoodBe Me Day Nursery Orient Close, OutstandingRiverside Nursery School, GoodKindred Wheathampstead, GoodMagic Moments Pre-school, GoodFlower Pots Day Nursery (Tring), GoodGrasshoppers Day Nursery (St Albans), OutstandingThe WonderWorks @ Leavesden, GoodTots And Scholars Preschool And Nursery, OutstandingPartou Shepherds Lane Day Nursery & Pre-School, OutstandingLittle Bee's Day Nursery Limited, GoodFledglings Nursery & Preschool, GoodWonderland Day Nursery, GoodTots And Scholars, OutstandingTable Hall Nursery Ltd, GoodJack in the Box at Yewtree, OutstandingBusy Bees Day Nursery at Welwyn Garden City, OutstandingThe Village Pre-School, GoodN Family Club Bushey, GoodLittle Tulips Day Nursery, GoodLittle Fawns Preschool, GoodThe Pre-School at St Joe's Ltd, GoodFlower Pots Day Nursery (Kings Langley), GoodKinderzimmer Berkhamsted, OutstandingLittle Ladybirds & Night Owls, GoodBright Horizons Harpenden Luton Road Day Nursery and Preschool, GoodSt Joseph's Pre-School, GoodJack in the Box at Nascotwood, OutstandingBlue Nest Montessori School, GoodBayford Pre School, OutstandingPrecious PlaydaysBright Horizons The Park Day Nursery and Preschool, GoodAycliffe Drive Pre-School CIO, GoodBuilding Blocks Preschool Nurseries Ltd, GoodFleetville Community Playgroup, GoodLittle Raccoons Day Nursery (Apsley), GoodLittle Seeds Montessori, OutstandingToad Hall Nursery Hitchin, GoodAlbany Montessori School, GoodNoah's Ark Nursery at the Lea, OutstandingTiny Toes Nursery LTD (Hoddesdon), GoodThe Garden Pre-School, GoodStepping-Stones Pre-School & Holiday Care C.I.C, GoodEarly Adventures, GoodPilgrims Way Pre-School, GoodBear Cubs Day Nursery Ltd, GoodLittle Nightingales Day Nursery, GoodBusy Bees Day Nursery at St Albans Hatfield Road, OutstandingHeirs and Graces Day Nursery (Tring) Ltd, OutstandingGrove Cottage, GoodChipperfield Preschool, GoodBenington Nursery, OutstandingLeaside Under Fives Kindergarten, GoodRiver View Day Nursery, OutstandingHillside Pre - School (Chorleywood) Ltd, GoodBreakspeare Community Pre-School, GoodFriends Together, OutstandingSquiggles Pre School, GoodFootsteps Nursery & Pre-School, GoodWoodhall Farm Pre-School, GoodLeavesden Montessori House, GoodKindred Cheshunt, GoodPendley Day Nursery, GoodHigh Wych Pre-School Nursery, Expected standard in every areaPriory Nursery, Stevenage Old Town, GoodBerry Lane Nursery, GoodBanana Moon Nursery Bishops Stortford, Needs attention in 1 areaLittle Learners Pre-school, GoodSt. John's Nursery Playgroup, GoodFountain Montessori Nursery And Pre-School - St Albans, GoodNoah's Ark Pre-School, GoodTinytoons Pre-school & Nursery, GoodBedford Road Preschool, GoodPirton Pre-School, OutstandingBusy Bees Day Nursery at Stevenage, GoodBright Horizons Norfolk Lodge Montessori Day Nursery, GoodSafari Stars Nursery, GoodTriangle Pre-School, GoodYoung Discoverers Pre-School, GoodWoodlands Pre-School, GoodCodicote Pre-school (CIO)The House That Jack Built Nursery, GoodMill Lane Pre-School Association, GoodLittle Learners Land (London Colney) Ltd, GoodStarjumps Nursery, Creche and Out of School Provision, GoodTiddley Tots Nursery, GoodLittle Sparrows Day Nursery, OutstandingCanopy St. Albans, GoodStepping Stone Pre School (Knebworth), GoodTots and Scholars Nursery and Pre-school Sullivan Way, OutstandingTewin Under Fives Pre-School, GoodBunnies Preschool (Great Ashby), GoodTeddybears Preschool, GoodLittle Conkers Limited, Expected standard or betterBlues Pre-School Nursery, GoodBusy Bees Day Nursery at Watford, GoodPlayschool Nursery St Albans, GoodTwizzle Tops The Willows, GoodFlying Start Montessori, GoodJack in the Box at Rickmansworth, OutstandingChildren 1st Nursery Limited, GoodNew Road Preschool, GoodNuffy Bear Day Nursery, GoodThorn Grove Little Acorns Limited, GoodAshbourne Day Nurseries at Leavesden, Expected standard in every areaLittle Robins Pre-School, Expected standard in every areaMerry-Go-Round Under 5's, GoodThe Early Bird Pre-School CIC, OutstandingThundridge Preschool Ltd, GoodLittle Oaks Pre-School, GoodTilbury Nursery, GoodBam & Tata's Day NurseryCedar Park Day NurseryHarpenden Day Nursery and Pre SchoolCheeky Monkeys Day Nursery, GoodOrchard House Preschool, GoodBush-E-Babes (Stobbart Hall), GoodNursery on the Green (Redbourn), GoodAshbourne Day Nurseries at Hoddesdon, GoodGadebridge Nursery & Pre-School, GoodHighfield Lane Nursery School, OutstandingEarly Days Pre-School, GoodToad Hall Nursery Berkhamsted, GoodEarly Birds, Night Owls & Appletree Pre-School, OutstandingCocospreschool, GoodSunflowers Pre School, GoodWormley Pre-school, GoodBatford Day Care, OutstandingStarjumps Nursery, GoodTilehouse Street Pre-School and Nursery, GoodBoxmoor Hall Pre School, GoodFirst Steps, GoodOld MacDonald's Day Nursery, GoodRoyston Day Nursery, GoodLittle Blossom Nursery School (Leavesden), GoodTots and Scholars Borehamwood, OutstandingClarendon Montessori School, GoodJack in the Box at Kings Langley, GoodLittle Ladybirds & Night Owls, GoodKattz Kidz, GoodTiny Tots Day Care Nursery, GoodMaria Montessori Nursery School, GoodSt Augustine's Under 5's, OutstandingThe Little Learners Montessori Watford, GoodKids Inc Day Nursery, GoodThorley Pre School, GoodThe Early Bird Pre-School (Strathmore)Carter's SunflowersLittle Acorns Nursery, GoodRising Stars (9 to 5) Limited, GoodBusy Bees Aspsley, GoodFingerprints Pre-School, GoodLittle Furze Pre-School, GoodMillies Day Nursery Borehamwood Limited, Good4kidz Childcare Ltd @ Gosling, GoodLittle Steps Day Nursery, GoodLittle Buttons Day Nursery, GoodThe Learning Zone, GoodEarly Birds, Night Owls & Little Ladybirds Pre-School, GoodSt Paul's Walden Nursery, GoodBe Me Day Nursery Ridgmont Road, GoodAttimore Barn Nursery & Pre-School Ltd, GoodLittle Life Nursery, GoodAshbourne Day Nurseries at Bricket Wood, GoodHome from Home Day Nursery Academy Ltd, OutstandingEarly Birds, Night Owls & Little Ladybirds Pre-School, OutstandingAnnabel's Montessori School, GoodHappycrew Childcare Ltd, GoodSt John's Nursery Playgroup, Wayside, Expected standard or betterToddlers-In Nursery School Ltd, OutstandingBusy Bees Day Nursery at Stevenage Great Ashby, GoodLittle Raccoons Day Nursery Ltd, GoodKindred Hemel Hempstead, GoodApple Daycare Newgate Street Village, OutstandingBarley Barn Sawbridgeworth, OutstandingLittle Bear Cubs Pre-School, GoodSquirrels Nurseries (Welwyn), OutstandingHollybush Montessori, GoodBusy Bees Day Nursery at St Albans Hospital, GoodAshbourne Day Nurseries at Cheshunt, Requires improvementBrightside Preschool, GoodBusy Bees Day Nursery at Shenley, GoodRising Stars (Redbourn) Limited, GoodPartou Sycamore House Day Nursery & Pre-School, Expected standard or betterLittle Heath Nursery Playgroup, GoodNoahs Ark Day Nursery, GoodCanopy Nurseries Potters Bar, GoodMini Cowpers Pre-school Group, GoodHardings Nursery & Pre-School Ltd, OutstandingMount Carmel Kindergarten, OutstandingTots Treehouse Day Nursery LTD, GoodBrooklands CoveBrookmans Bears Day NurseryLittle Bee's Day Nursery-The Hive, Expected standard or betterBright Horizons Bishop's Stortford Day Nursery and Preschool, Expected standard in every areaWoodland Wanderers Montessori Forest School - RickmansworthWestmill NurseryTSF Springmead Primary SchoolWonder BarnFusion Pre School SouthdownTwinkle Stars Montessori Nursery, Needs attention in 2 areasWillowbrook Nursery, Expected standard in every areaCosmos Nursery and KindergartenApple Daycare Ltd (Water Hall Farm)Apple Daycare Ltd Wild HillYellow Ducks Children's Nursery LimitedClare's Little Bears Nursery and Pre SchoolALL LITTLE STARS NURSERYGiant Steps Pre-SchoolFour Seasons Nursery & Pre-School CIC, Expected standard or betterTiddley Tots Nursery, Needs attention in 4 areasLittle Hummingbird NurseryButterflies and Rainbows pre schoolMini Morgans NurseryApple Daycare Aboyne LodgeFootsteps 123 LTD, Expected standard or betterLittle Angels pre schoolLittle Conkers Limited - Willows linkN Family Club Bishop's StortfordWonder Kids Nursery LTDPreston Village PreschoolBlooming Tulips Montessori Nursery SchoolArmadillo's Nursery - Hemel HempsteadLittle Skippers NurseryCanopy, Frogmore House NurseryLittle Elms Montessori Nursery, Expected standard or betterEden House Day Nursery LtdSt Francis Nursery, Strong standard in every areaApple Blossom Pre-school and daycare, Expected standard or betterBrookmans Bears Preschool, Expected standard in every areaMonkey Puzzle Stevenage Day Nursery and PreschoolGilah NurseryHygge Bears NurseryBarn Close PreSchoolWaltham Cross SchemeLittle Ladybird ClubMonkey Puzzle Bishops Stortford, Expected standard in every areaSowing Seeds Family Hub PreschoolFelden Hall SchoolJourneys AcademySeva Education St AlbansElderwood House SchoolBusy Bees Day Nursery at St Albans Glenalmond, GoodBusy Bees Day Nursery at Bishops Stortford Thorley Park, GoodThe Bees Knees Day Nursery, GoodSt. Joseph's Playgroup, GoodHighbury Lodge Day Nursery, OutstandingBusy Bees Day Nursery at Rothamsted Lodge, GoodPelham Pre-School, GoodHome from Home, GoodBoxmoor Pre-school, GoodBreachwood Green Pre-School, GoodSunnyside Community Playgroup, GoodCharters Nursery, GoodAshwell Playgroup, GoodBusy Bees Day Nursery at St Albans Bernard Street, GoodDatchworth Pre-School, GoodMuch Hadham Pre-School, GoodBusy Bees Day Nursery at Harpenden Leyton Road, GoodKnutsford Community Pre-school, OutstandingSt Barnabas Pre-School, GoodThe Kinsbourne Common Nursery And Pre-School, GoodRickmansworth Nursery School, OutstandingFlamstead Village Pre-School, GoodOrbital Pre School, GoodSt Albans Steiner Kindergarten, GoodBusy Bees Day Nursery at Mardley Hill, OutstandingRainbows End Pre-school, GoodYour Co-op Little Pioneers Nursery and Pre-School, Watford Junction, GoodKnebworth Pre-School Group, GoodSt Saviours Pre-School, GoodWainscot House Day Nursery, GoodOld London Road Pre-School, Expected standard or betterMargaret Lloyd Playgroup, GoodToad Hall Nursery Watford, GoodUnited Reformed Church Pre-School and Nursery, OutstandingGoslings Playgroup, GoodBusy Bees Day Nursery at Hertford Hartham Park, OutstandingThe Crescent Playgroup, GoodWonderland Day Nursery Limited, GoodSarratt Ducklings Pre-School, OutstandingBovingdon Pre-School, GoodWigginton Pre-School, GoodSheredes Pre-School, GoodOld Macdonald's Day Nursery, OutstandingLeverstock Green Playgroup, GoodHunsdon Ducklings, GoodSt Nicholas Nursery, GoodSunhill Montessori Nursery, GoodSt Catherines C of E Private Nursery, GoodThe Manor Pre-School, GoodPuddleducks Day Nursery (Baldock) Limited, GoodWalkern Pre School, GoodBusy Bees Day Nursery at Bishops Stortford St Michaels Mead, GoodMuriel Green Nursery School, OutstandingRialize Childcare LimitedBrightside Preschool (Hertford) CICSunbeams PreschoolBuzykidz LimitedLime Grove Day Nursery, OutstandingFootsteps Pre-SchoolBush-E-Babes Nursery at the GanSuper Steps Nursery CortlandWhimsy Woods Day NurseryCoombes Community Pre SchoolSunbeams PreschoolBright Beginnings HertfordshireThe Shekinah Glory Day Nursery and After School ClubCodicote Preschool Nursery ProvisionWestfield Pre SchoolFootsteps NurserySquiggles LaystonBuntings NurseryWindsor Hall Pre SchoolSunbeams PreschoolAnouskas Day NurseryClare's Little Bears Day Care and Forest Pre School - HampsonPlayhouse NurseryCherry Tree Pre schoolFlower Pots Day Nursery (Hunton Bridge)Chalk Hill Pre SchoolBluebell Pre SchoolBuzykidz Limited
  • Outstanding142
  • Good610
  • Requires improvement13
  • Inadequate1
  • Not graded yet290
Your council

How school places work in Hertfordshire

Apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council's area. Independent schools take applications directly.

About Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire is a county council area in the East of England with 398 mainstream primary schools and 79 mainstream secondary schools. Towns with the most schools include Watford, Hemel Hempstead and St Albans. It has 2 middle schools, so some children change school at a different age. 77.5% got their first-choice secondary school, against 83.6% across England.

Good to know in Hertfordshire

  • Hertfordshire's Find your nearest school tool gives straight line distances between home and school. Source
  • To find your nearest school for transport entitlement, email the admissions team with your child's full address and date of birth. Source
  • Hertfordshire recommends including your nearest school, as the council defines it, in your preferences. Source
  • Very few people in Hertfordshire can get free home to school transport. Source
  • Free home to school transport is available to some Hertfordshire children who have an Education, Health and Care Plan. Source

From Hertfordshire council's website, checked 7 November 2026. Check the council's pages before you apply.

School admissions team: admissions.central@hertfordshire.gov.uk

Key dates each year

31 October
Secondary school applications close
15 January
Primary school applications close
1 March
Secondary school offers
16 April
Primary school offers

If a date falls on a weekend or bank holiday, offers go out the next working day.

89.1%got their first-choice primary school in Hertfordshire in 2026. England: 92.4%. Ranked 126 of 151 councils. 97.8% got one of their top three.1.7% were offered a primary school in another council. England: 3.6%.

77.5%got their first-choice secondary school in Hertfordshire in 2026. England: 83.6%. Ranked 109 of 151 councils. 92.4% got one of their top three.3.4% were offered a secondary school in another council. England: 8.0%.

Source: DfE applications and offers, 2026. A low rate shows high demand, not poor schools.

21 of 155 primary appeals heard in Hertfordshire succeeded in 2025. 92 of 515 secondary appeals heard in Hertfordshire succeeded in 2025.

Towns

Schools in each part of Hertfordshire

The blue bar is the average Eduscope score of the primary schools in each town. The black line is the Hertfordshire average, 54.

Hertfordshire vs England

How good are Hertfordshire's schools?

Inspections, exam results and attendance, next to the figure for England where we have it.

Numbers that sum up Hertfordshire

HertfordshireEngland

  • Primaries rated Good or Outstanding

    Latest Ofsted grade, 295 primaries with one.

    96%

    England 96%

    Close to England

  • Secondaries rated Good or Outstanding

    49 of the 52 with a grade.

    94%

    England 93%

    Close to England

  • Met the expected standard at 11

    Reading, writing and maths.

    64%

    England 62%

    Close to England

  • Grade 5 or above in English and maths

    At GCSE.

    54%

  • Pupils who miss a lot of school

    Missed 1 in 10 days or more. Lower is better.

    17%

    England 18%

    Better than England

  • Primary pupils on free school meals

    A sign of family income, not of school quality.

    16%

Ofsted grades

Latest graded inspection for the 395 schools that have one.

97%

Good or Outstanding

Each square is 1% of schools.

  • Outstanding70
  • Good312
  • Requires improvement12
  • Inadequate1

How it has changed

Hertfordshire in blue. There were no tests in 2020 and 2021 because of Covid.

Met the expected standard at 11
Covid gap50%65%80%20182019202320242025
64% in 2025. England now 62% (dashed line).
Grade 5 or above in English and maths
40%55%70%201820192020202120222023202420252026
54% in 2026.
Pupils who miss a lot of school
Covid gap0%15%30%20142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
17% in 2025. England now 18% (dashed line).

The figures in full

The latest published year for each measure. Sources and years are on our data sources page.

MeasureHertfordshireEngland
Good or Outstanding (Ofsted)97%95%
Met the expected standard at 11 (KS2)64%62%
Attainment 850.446.2
Persistent absence17%18%
Pupils per teacher17.5:117.9:1
Spending per pupil£8,001£8,120
In education or work after 1695%91%
Went on to higher education62%56%
Pupils with special educational needs19%21%
Pupils with English as an additional language19%22%
Pupils on free school meals16%27%

DfE local authority code 919, ONS code E10000015.

Living here

What it's like for families

Hertfordshire has 1,056 schools and nurseries across 38 towns and villages, the biggest being Watford, Hemel Hempstead, St Albans and Stevenage.

There are 5% more pupils than in 2018.

16% of primary pupils here get free school meals. Schools get extra money for each of them.

Pupil numbers

Pupils in Hertfordshire's state schools each January.

Up 5% since 2018. More children can mean popular schools fill up faster.

Free school meals

Out of every 10 primary pupils, how many get free school meals. It's a sign of family income, not of school quality.

Hertfordshire16%

Keep up with schools in Hertfordshire

Follow any school and we'll email you when it gets a new Ofsted report or new results are out. Nothing else.

Questions

Questions parents ask about Hertfordshire

How many schools are in Hertfordshire?

Hertfordshire has 1,056 schools, including 470 primary schools, 147 secondary schools, 484 nurseries, 55 independent schools, 37 special schools. Some count in more than one group. You can browse each category using the filters on Eduscope.

What are the best schools in Hertfordshire?

The highest-ranked schools in Hertfordshire on Eduscope are The Russell School, Harvey Road Primary School, Skyswood Primary & Nursery School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance. Independent, special and nursery schools aren't ranked.

What percentage of schools in Hertfordshire are rated Good or Outstanding?

97% of inspected schools in Hertfordshire hold a Good or Outstanding Ofsted rating, which is above the England average of 94.8%. This includes 70 schools rated Outstanding and 312 rated Good.

How do primary schools in Hertfordshire perform at Key Stage 2?

Across primary schools in Hertfordshire, 64% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at Key Stage 2. This is based on the latest published results from the Department for Education.

What is the average pupil-teacher ratio in Hertfordshire?

The average pupil-teacher ratio across schools in Hertfordshire is 17.5:1. While not a direct measure of class size, this indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil. Across England it is 17.9:1.

What is the persistent absence rate in Hertfordshire schools?

The persistent absence rate across schools in Hertfordshire is 16.7%. A pupil is classed as persistently absent if they miss 10% or more of school sessions. Across England it is 18.1%.

How many pupils attend schools in Hertfordshire?

There are 200,760 pupils enrolled across schools in Hertfordshire, with 101,254 in primary and 98,076 in secondary. 16.0% of pupils are eligible for free school meals.

How many private schools are in Hertfordshire?

There are 55 independent schools in Hertfordshire. Fees vary by school and age group, with day school fees typically ranging from £10,000 to £20,000 per year. You can compare all private schools in Hertfordshire on Eduscope, including ISI inspection ratings where available.

How do I choose the right school in Hertfordshire?

Start by considering your child's age, your location, and whether you prefer a state or independent school. Use Eduscope to compare 1,056 schools in Hertfordshire by Ofsted ratings, exam results, and distance. Filter by school type, gender, religious character, and admissions policy to narrow your options.

Sources: DfE school performance tables, DfE school census and workforce, DfE pupil absence, Ofsted. Photos are stand-ins.

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