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Faith schools in Hertfordshire

All 174 faith schools in Hertfordshire.

174 schools in Hertfordshire

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  1. St Dominic Catholic Primary School

    Harpenden, AL5 1PF · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Hertfordshire faith schools average, low absence.

    31 first choices, 30 offers made

    Ready for secondary school81%

    Hertfordshire faith schools 65%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 6Hertfordshire faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    232
    View school St Dominic Catholic Primary School
  2. Broxbourne CofE Primary School

    Broxbourne, EN10 7AY · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Hertfordshire faith schools average, low absence.

    46 first choices, 30 offers made

    Ready for secondary school83%

    Hertfordshire faith schools 65%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 6Hertfordshire faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    243
    View school Broxbourne CofE Primary School
  3. Holy Rood Catholic Primary School

    Watford, WD17 4FS · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Hertfordshire faith schools average, low absence.

    68 first choices, 60 offers made

    Ready for secondary school84%

    Hertfordshire faith schools 65%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 8Hertfordshire faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    454
    View school Holy Rood Catholic Primary School
  4. Watford Grammar School for Girls

    Watford, WD18 0AE · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 19 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Church of England
    • Girls
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the Hertfordshire faith schools average, high absence.

    359 first choices, 203 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 7

    Hertfordshire faith schools Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 13Hertfordshire faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    1,427
    View school Watford Grammar School for Girls
  5. Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School

    Rickmansworth, WD3 5SG · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Hertfordshire faith schools average, low absence.

    27 first choices, 29 offers made

    Ready for secondary school80%

    Hertfordshire faith schools 65%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 7Hertfordshire faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    230
    View school Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School
  6. St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans

    St Albans, AL3 4SJ · State · Primary · Ages 5 to 11

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Church of England

    Results well above the Hertfordshire faith schools average, low absence.

    26 first choices, 30 offers made

    Ready for secondary school81%

    Hertfordshire faith schools 65%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 8Hertfordshire faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    201
    View school St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans
  7. Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School

    Stevenage, SG2 7HA · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
    • Church of England

    Results well above the Hertfordshire faith schools average, low absence.

    29 first choices, 18 offers made

    Ready for secondary school75%

    Hertfordshire faith schools 65%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 7Hertfordshire faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    129
    View school Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School
  8. Codicote Church of England Primary School

    Hitchin, SG4 8YL · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good or better
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results above the Hertfordshire faith schools average, low absence.

    47 first choices, 45 offers made

    Ready for secondary school69%

    Hertfordshire faith schools 65%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 6Hertfordshire faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    276
    View school Codicote Church of England Primary School
  9. Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School

    St Albans, AL4 0TT · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Catholic
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Hertfordshire faith schools average, low absence.

    194 first choices, 170 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6

    Hertfordshire faith schools Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 9Hertfordshire faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    1,134
    View school Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School
  10. Yavneh Primary School

    Borehamwood, WD6 1HL · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Jewish

    Results well above the Hertfordshire faith schools average, low absence.

    49 first choices, 53 offers made

    Ready for secondary school78%

    Hertfordshire faith schools 65%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 6Hertfordshire faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    418
    View school Yavneh Primary School
  11. Watford Grammar School for Boys

    Watford, WD18 7JF · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Strong standard or better
    • Church of England
    • Boys
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the Hertfordshire faith schools average, high absence.

    396 first choices, 211 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 7

    Hertfordshire faith schools Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 13Hertfordshire faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    1,590
    View school Watford Grammar School for Boys
  12. St George's School

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

    • Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
    • Faith school
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the Hertfordshire faith schools average, high absence.

    240 first choices, 177 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 7

    Hertfordshire faith schools Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 13Hertfordshire faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    1,351
    View school St George's School
  13. St Mary's Catholic School

    Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2NQ · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good or better
    • Catholic
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Hertfordshire faith schools average.

    147 first choices, 182 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6

    Hertfordshire faith schools Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 11Hertfordshire faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    1,106
    View school St Mary's Catholic School
  14. St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin

    Hitchin, SG4 9RD · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results above the Hertfordshire faith schools average, low absence.

    34 first choices, 30 offers made

    Ready for secondary school68%

    Hertfordshire faith schools 65%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 7Hertfordshire faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    234
    View school St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin
  15. Little Gaddesden Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Berkhamsted, HP4 1NX · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good in every area
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Hertfordshire faith schools average, low absence.

    13 first choices, 15 offers made

    Ready for secondary school79%

    Hertfordshire faith schools 65%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 5Hertfordshire faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    109
    View school Little Gaddesden Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
  16. The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans

    St Albans, AL1 1DQ · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results well above the Hertfordshire faith schools average, low absence.

    38 first choices, 28 offers made

    Ready for secondary school87%

    Hertfordshire faith schools 65%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 7Hertfordshire faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    189
    View school The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans
  17. Yavneh College

    Borehamwood, WD6 1HL · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Jewish
    • Has a sixth form

    Results above the Hertfordshire faith schools average.

    145 first choices, 175 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6

    Hertfordshire faith schools Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 11Hertfordshire faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    1,085
    View school Yavneh College
  18. Countess Anne Church of England School

    Hatfield, AL10 8AX · Academy · Primary · Ages 5 to 11

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Church of England

    Results close to the Hertfordshire faith schools average, low absence.

    63 first choices, 30 offers made

    Ready for secondary school64%

    Hertfordshire faith schools 65%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 6Hertfordshire faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    209
    View school Countess Anne Church of England School
  19. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School

    Hoddesdon, EN11 8DP · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Hertfordshire faith schools average, low absence.

    34 first choices, 30 offers made

    Ready for secondary school87%

    Hertfordshire faith schools 65%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 8Hertfordshire faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    238
    View school St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
  20. St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School

    Royston, SG8 7DB · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good or better
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results above the Hertfordshire faith schools average, low absence.

    38 first choices, 30 offers made

    Ready for secondary school69%

    Hertfordshire faith schools 65%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 9Hertfordshire faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    227
    View school St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School
  21. The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School

    Stevenage, SG1 4AE · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Hertfordshire faith schools average.

    290 first choices, 219 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6

    Hertfordshire faith schools Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 10Hertfordshire faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    1,620
    View school The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School
    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results close to the Hertfordshire faith schools average, low absence.

    14 first choices, 15 offers made

    Ready for secondary school67%

    Hertfordshire faith schools 65%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 6Hertfordshire faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    120
    View school All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Datchworth
  22. St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Rickmansworth, WD3 8HD · State · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Hertfordshire faith schools average, low absence.

    32 first choices, 30 offers made

    Ready for secondary school79%

    Hertfordshire faith schools 65%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 7Hertfordshire faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    275
    View school St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
  23. Saint Michael's Catholic High School

    Watford, WD25 0SS · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good or better
    • Catholic
    • Has a sixth form

    Results below the Hertfordshire faith schools average, high absence.

    188 first choices, 174 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5

    Hertfordshire faith schools Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 13Hertfordshire faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    1,130
    View school Saint Michael's Catholic High School
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How Hertfordshire's faith schools spread out

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Met the expected standard at 11

Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.

Hertfordshire 65%England 62%Ardeley St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School: 0%Essendon CofE (VC) Primary School: 17%Bayford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School: 23%Preston Primary School: 27%St Catherine's Hoddesdon CofE Primary School: 30%St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery: 31%Hertford St Andrew CofE Primary School: 33%St Mary's Junior Mixed School: 35%Tewin Cowper Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School: 35%Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School: 36%Graveley Primary School: 38%St Giles' CofE Primary School: 40%Furneux Pelham Church of England School: 42%St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School: 42%Edwinstree Church of England Middle School: 43%Thundridge Church of England Primary School: 44%Northaw Church of England Primary School: 44%St Cross Catholic Primary School: 45%St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Hertford): 46%Dewhurst St Mary CofE Primary School: 47%Weston Primary & Nursery School: 50%St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green: 50%St John Catholic Primary School: 50%Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy: 50%The Holy Family Catholic Primary School: 50%Spellbrook CofE Primary School: 53%St Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch: 53%Christ Church CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery: 54%Churchfield Church of England Academy: 55%Little Munden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School: 56%St Catherine's Church of England Primary School: 56%Puller Memorial, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary School: 56%St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School: 56%St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School: 56%St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School: 57%Our Lady Catholic Primary School: 57%St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy: 58%Potten End CofE Primary School: 59%Divine Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School: 59%St Bartholomew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Wigginton: 60%St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School: 61%All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Bishop's Stortford: 61%St Anthony's Catholic Primary School: 61%St John Roman Catholic Primary School: 61%St John's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, Lemsford: 62%St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chipperfield: 62%St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School: 62%St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Wx): 62%High Wych Church of England Primary School: 63%St Teresa Catholic Primary School: 63%Countess Anne Church of England School: 64%St Paul's Catholic Primary School: 64%St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Junior School: 65%St Cuthbert Mayne Voluntary Catholic Junior Academy: 65%St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S: 66%Ickleford Primary School: 67%Nash Mills Church of England Primary School: 67%All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Datchworth: 67%Cockernhoe Endowed CofE Primary School: 67%Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School: 67%Watford St John's Church of England Primary School: 67%St Michael's Church of England Primary School: 68%Bishop Wood Church of England Junior School, Tring: 68%St Joseph Catholic Primary School: 68%St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin: 68%The Thomas Coram Church of England School: 68%Clore Shalom School: 68%Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School: 68%St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy: 68%Codicote Church of England Primary School: 69%Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School: 69%St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School: 69%St Andrew's CE Primary School and Nursery: 70%Our Lady Catholic Primary School: 70%St Helen's Church of England Primary School: 71%St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School: 71%Wormley CofE Primary School: 72%St Margaret Clitherow Roman Catholic Primary School: 72%Stapleford Primary School: 73%St John's CofE Primary School: 73%Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School: 73%Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School: 75%Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School: 75%St Ippolyts Church of England Aided Primary School: 75%Welwyn St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School: 76%Hertingfordbury Cowper Primary School: 76%Sarratt Church of England Primary School: 76%Norton St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School: 77%Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery: 77%Yavneh Primary School: 78%St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery: 78%Little Gaddesden Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School: 79%St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School: 79%Leverstock Green Church of England Primary School: 80%Offley Endowed Primary School and Nursery: 80%St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School: 80%Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School: 80%Hertsmere Jewish Primary School: 80%Pope Paul Catholic Primary School: 80%St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans: 81%St Dominic Catholic Primary School: 81%Benington Church of England Primary School: 82%St Michael's Woolmer Green CofE VA Primary School: 82%Ponsbourne St Mary's Church of England Primary School: 83%Great Gaddesden Church of England Primary School: 83%Broxbourne CofE Primary School: 83%Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy: 83%Holy Rood Catholic Primary School: 84%St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Langleybury: 86%The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans: 87%St Augustine's Catholic Primary School: 87%St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School: 91%0%25%50%75%100%
Faith schools in Hertfordshire

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Hertfordshire average 5.3%Little Gaddesden Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School: 2.8%Ickleford Primary School: 3.1%St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School: 3.1%St Margaret Clitherow Roman Catholic Primary School: 3.2%The Holy Family Catholic Primary School: 3.2%Codicote Church of England Primary School: 3.3%All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Datchworth: 3.3%Yavneh Primary School: 3.3%St Dominic Catholic Primary School: 3.3%Broxbourne CofE Primary School: 3.4%Welwyn St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School: 3.4%Countess Anne Church of England School: 3.4%Hertsmere Jewish Primary School: 3.5%Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School: 3.6%St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery: 3.6%St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Junior School: 3.7%St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School: 3.7%St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin: 3.7%St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School: 3.8%St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School: 3.8%St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Wx): 3.8%St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S: 3.8%St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy: 3.8%Furneux Pelham Church of England School: 3.9%Hormead Church of England (VA) First School: 3.9%The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans: 3.9%Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School: 3.9%Leverstock Green Church of England Primary School: 4%St Ippolyts Church of England Aided Primary School: 4%Clore Shalom School: 4%Holy Rood Catholic Primary School: 4%Nash Mills Church of England Primary School: 4.1%St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans: 4.1%St Bartholomew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Wigginton: 4.1%Hertingfordbury Cowper Primary School: 4.1%Watford St John's Church of England Primary School: 4.1%Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School: 4.1%St Cuthbert Mayne Voluntary Catholic Junior Academy: 4.1%Pope Paul Catholic Primary School: 4.1%St Helen's Church of England Primary School: 4.2%St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School: 4.2%Divine Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School: 4.2%Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery School: 4.3%Offley Endowed Primary School and Nursery: 4.3%St John's CofE Primary School: 4.3%St Teresa Catholic Primary School: 4.3%Bishop Wood Church of England Junior School, Tring: 4.4%St Augustine's Catholic Primary School: 4.4%St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School: 4.4%St Catherine's Church of England Primary School: 4.5%St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chipperfield: 4.5%Tewin Cowper Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School: 4.5%Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery: 4.5%St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School: 4.5%St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy: 4.5%Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School: 4.5%Weston Primary & Nursery School: 4.6%Cockernhoe Endowed CofE Primary School: 4.6%All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Bishop's Stortford: 4.6%St Anthony's Catholic Primary School: 4.6%St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School: 4.6%Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy: 4.6%St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School: 4.7%St Andrew's CE Primary School and Nursery: 4.7%Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School: 4.7%Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School: 4.8%St Mary's Junior Mixed School: 4.8%St Joseph Catholic Primary School: 4.8%Sarratt Church of England Primary School: 4.8%St Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch: 4.9%Wormley CofE Primary School: 5%Potten End CofE Primary School: 5.1%St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School: 5.1%St Rose's Catholic Infant School: 5.1%St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery: 5.2%Our Lady Catholic Primary School: 5.2%Our Lady Catholic Primary School: 5.2%St Cross Catholic Primary School: 5.2%Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy: 5.2%Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School: 5.3%The Thomas Coram Church of England School: 5.4%Benington Church of England Primary School: 5.5%Preston Primary School: 5.5%Thundridge Church of England Primary School: 5.5%Norton St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School: 5.5%The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School: 5.5%St John Roman Catholic Primary School: 5.5%St Paul's Catholic Primary School: 5.5%Layston Church of England First School: 5.6%High Wych Church of England Primary School: 5.6%Dewhurst St Mary CofE Primary School: 5.6%St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Langleybury: 5.6%Stapleford Primary School: 5.8%Hertford St Andrew CofE Primary School: 5.9%Christ Church CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery: 5.9%Yavneh College: 5.9%St Mary's Catholic School: 5.9%St John's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, Lemsford: 6%Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School: 6%St John's Church of England Infant and Nursery School: 6%Essendon CofE (VC) Primary School: 6.1%Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School: 6.1%Puller Memorial, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary School: 6.1%St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Hertford): 6.1%St Michael's Church of England Primary School: 6.2%St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School: 6.2%Barley (VA) Church of England First School: 6.3%Spellbrook CofE Primary School: 6.3%Churchfield Church of England Academy: 6.4%Ponsbourne St Mary's Church of England Primary School: 6.6%St Michael's Woolmer Green CofE VA Primary School: 6.6%Watford Grammar School for Girls: 6.7%St George's School: 6.7%Little Munden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School: 6.8%Edwinstree Church of England Middle School: 6.8%Saint Michael's Catholic High School: 6.9%Graveley Primary School: 7%St John Catholic Primary School: 7%Watford Grammar School for Boys: 7.1%John F Kennedy Catholic School: 7.1%St Mary's Infants' School: 7.2%Bayford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School: 7.2%St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green: 7.2%Roger De Clare First CofE School: 7.3%Great Gaddesden Church of England Primary School: 7.4%St Catherine's Hoddesdon CofE Primary School: 7.4%Northaw Church of England Primary School: 7.6%Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School: 7.9%St Giles' CofE Primary School: 8%Loreto College: 8%St Mary's Church of England High School (VA): 8.6%Tring School: 10.2%St Elizabeth's School: 10.7%Ardeley St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School: 11.4%Townsend Church of England School: 11.5%Barkway VA Church of England First School: 12.7%0%4%8%12%16%
Faith schools in Hertfordshire

Ofsted grades in Hertfordshire

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 66 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 10 of 108
  • Good: 98 of 108
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 108
  • Inadequate: 0 of 108
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Hertfordshire

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    174 of the 174 faith schools in Hertfordshire have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Faith schools in Hertfordshire, explained

There are 174 faith schools in Hertfordshire, teaching 59,988 children. 85 are run by the council and 50 are academies or free schools. Among them are 2 special and 37 independent schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 10 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

64.5% of pupils in Hertfordshire faith schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 0% to 91%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.

11.7% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,520 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 14.4% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

Looking further afield? See faith schools near me, or everything in Hertfordshire.

Questions

Questions parents ask

How many faith schools are in Hertfordshire?
There are 174 faith schools in Hertfordshire, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best faith schools in Hertfordshire?
The highest-ranked faith schools in Hertfordshire on Eduscope are St Dominic Catholic Primary School, Broxbourne CofE Primary School and Holy Rood Catholic Primary School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding faith schools are in Hertfordshire?
Hertfordshire has 10 faith schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 98 are rated Good, meaning 100% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are faith schools in Hertfordshire ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Hertfordshire faith schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Hertfordshire is 19:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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