- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Hertfordshire average, low absence.
48 first choices, 29 offers made
Met the standard at 1186%
Hertfordshire 64%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 237
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.4
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- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Hertfordshire average, low absence.
45 first choices, 29 offers made
Met the standard at 1187%
Hertfordshire 64%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 240
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.3
- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Hertfordshire average, low absence.
46 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1187%
Hertfordshire 64%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 230
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.9
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Hertfordshire average, low absence.
31 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1181%
Hertfordshire 64%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 232
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.6
Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School
Rickmansworth, WD3 1HU · State · Primary · Ages 5 to 11
- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
Results well above the Hertfordshire average, low absence.
43 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1193%
Hertfordshire 64%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 201
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.8
- Ofsted:Outstanding
Results well above the Hertfordshire average, low absence.
Met the standard at 1187%
Hertfordshire 64%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 236
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.6
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Hertfordshire average, low absence.
76 first choices, 60 offers made
Met the standard at 1180%
Hertfordshire 64%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 457
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.4
- Ofsted:Outstanding
Results well above the Hertfordshire average, low absence.
Met the standard at 1186%
Hertfordshire 64%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 256
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.9
- Ofsted:Outstanding
Results well above the Hertfordshire average, low absence.
63 first choices, 60 offers made
Met the standard at 1180%
Hertfordshire 64%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 420
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.5
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Hertfordshire average, low absence.
46 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1183%
Hertfordshire 64%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 243
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.8
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Hertfordshire average.
92 first choices, 60 offers made
Met the standard at 1178%
Hertfordshire 64%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.4%Hertfordshire 5.2%
- Pupils
- 456
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.2
- Ofsted:Outstanding
Results well above the Hertfordshire average.
Met the standard at 1188%
Hertfordshire 64%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.5%Hertfordshire 5.2%
- Pupils
- 240
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.6
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Hertfordshire average, low absence.
68 first choices, 60 offers made
Met the standard at 1184%
Hertfordshire 64%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 454
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.3
- Ofsted:Outstanding
Results well above the Hertfordshire average, low absence.
24 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1180%
Hertfordshire 64%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 205
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.0
- Ofsted:Strong standard in every area
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Hertfordshire average, low absence.
71 first choices, 60 offers made
Met the standard at 1180%
Hertfordshire 64%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 449
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.0
- Ofsted:Outstanding
Results well above the Hertfordshire average.
Met the standard at 1185%
Hertfordshire 64%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.6%Hertfordshire 5.2%
- Pupils
- 244
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.7
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Hertfordshire average, low absence.
27 first choices, 29 offers made
Met the standard at 1180%
Hertfordshire 64%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 230
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.5
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 average, low absence.
26 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1181%
Hertfordshire 64%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 201
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.0
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
Results well above the Hertfordshire average, low absence.
24 first choices, 28 offers made
Met the standard at 1193%
Hertfordshire 64%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 214
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.3
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 average, low absence.
29 first choices, 18 offers made
Met the standard at 1175%
Hertfordshire 64%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 129
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.8
- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Hertfordshire average, low absence.
63 first choices, 58 offers made
Met the standard at 1173%
Hertfordshire 64%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 441
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.4
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results above the Hertfordshire average, low absence.
47 first choices, 45 offers made
Met the standard at 1169%
Hertfordshire 64%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 276
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.6
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Hertfordshire average.
146 first choices, 124 offers made
Met the standard at 1184%
Hertfordshire 64%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.0%Hertfordshire 5.2%
- Pupils
- 1,617
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.8
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Jewish
Results well above the Hertfordshire average, low absence.
49 first choices, 53 offers made
Met the standard at 1178%
Hertfordshire 64%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 418
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.2
- Primary schools470including 25 special
- Met the standard at 1164.0%
- Good or Outstanding96%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools152 of 47038 Catholic, 94 Church of England
- With a nursery class303take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals16.3%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Hertfordshire's primary 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.
Days missed
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
Ofsted grades in Hertfordshire
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 175 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 35 of 295
- Good: 249 of 295
- Requires improvement: 11 of 295
- Inadequate: 0 of 295
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Hertfordshire
Some are faith schools.
152 of the 470 primary 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.
Show schools with no religious characterA nursery place isn't a Reception place.
303 schools take children from age 2 or 3. You still need to apply for Reception, even if your child is already in the school's nursery.
Show schools with a nurseryApply by 15 January.
Apply to your council for a Reception place starting in September. Offers come out on 16 April.
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.
Show Good or Outstanding
About these schools
Primary schools in Hertfordshire, explained
There are 470 primary schools in Hertfordshire, teaching 124,943 children. 288 are run by the council and 119 are academies or free schools. Among them are 25 special and 43 independent schools.
96% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 35 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
64.0% of pupils in Hertfordshire met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 0% to 93%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.
16.3% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,715 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 12.3% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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- Watford42 primary schools
- Hemel Hempstead39 primary schools
- St Albans30 primary schools
- Stevenage28 primary schools
- Welwyn Garden City19 primary schools
- Harpenden16 primary schools
- Letchworth15 primary schools
- Bishop's Stortford14 primary schools
- Cheshunt13 primary schools
- Hoddesdon13 primary schools
- Hitchin12 primary schools
- Bushey11 primary schools
- Hertford11 primary schools
- Berkhamsted10 primary schools
- Borehamwood10 primary schools
- Rickmansworth10 primary schools
- Hatfield9 primary schools
- Potters Bar9 primary schools
- Ware7 primary schools
- Abbots Langley and Kings Langley6 primary schools
- Royston (North Hertfordshire)6 primary schools
- Chorleywood5 primary schools
- Radlett5 primary schools
- Tring5 primary schools
- Baldock4 primary schools
- Buntingford4 primary schools
- Waltham Cross4 primary schools
- Letchmore Heath3 primary schools
- London Colney3 primary schools
- Sawbridgeworth3 primary schools
- Bovingdon2 primary schools
- Brookmans Park2 primary schools
- Goff's Oak2 primary schools
- Moor Park2 primary schools
- Welham Green2 primary schools
- Welwyn2 primary schools
- Wheathampstead2 primary schools
- Bricket Wood1 school
Other schools in Hertfordshire
- Secondary schools147 schools
- Nurseries484 schools
- Sixth forms115 schools
- Private schools55 schools
- Special schools37 schools
- Boarding schools22 schools
- Faith schools174 schools
- Catholic schools46 schools
- Church of England schools102 schools
- Jewish schools5 schools
- Girls' schools15 schools
- Boys' schools12 schools
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many primary schools are in Hertfordshire?
There are 470 primary schools in Hertfordshire, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best primary schools in Hertfordshire?
The highest-ranked primary schools in Hertfordshire on Eduscope are The Russell School, Harvey Road Primary School and Skyswood Primary & Nursery 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 primary schools are in Hertfordshire?
Hertfordshire has 35 primary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 249 are rated Good, meaning 96% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are primary 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.
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 figure is based on the latest published results from the Department for Education.
What is the average class size in Hertfordshire primary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across primary schools in Hertfordshire is 20:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
How do I choose a primary school in Hertfordshire?
When choosing a primary school in Hertfordshire, consider Ofsted ratings, Key Stage 2 results, distance from home, school size, and whether the school offers wrap-around care. You can compare all 470 primary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, religious character, and more.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.