Compare

Education in East Hertfordshire

District

The south west of the East of England. 158,033 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 476 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for East Hertfordshire, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

Open in map

Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Under 25250 or more

East Hertfordshire had 89 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

CouncilGreat Britain only
89
Worked out by Open Index · 2026

East Hertfordshire had 89 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

Open in mapSource and method
Number of schools: East Hertfordshire among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. East Hertfordshire is 89.

Schools

Exact pointGreat Britain only

Published as points, so there is no single figure for East Hertfordshire. The map shows each one.

Open in mapSource and method

Schools in East Hertfordshire

East Hertfordshire has 89 open schools: 61 primary, 14 secondary, 1 all-through, 6 special, 1 sixth form and further education and 6 independent.

Outstanding
6
Good
22
Requires improvement
1
Inadequate
0

29 of the 80 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between December 2019 and July 2024.

9 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

11 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in East Hertfordshire

6 schools had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

Abel Smith School (July 2024), Bengeo Primary School (September 2023), Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School (March 2024), Presdales School (March 2024), The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College (November 2023), Middleton School (April 2024).

Primary (61)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Abel Smith SchoolCommunity school3 to 11226Outstanding (overall), July 202455% met KS2 standard
All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Bishop's StortfordVoluntary aided school3 to 11208School remains Good, March 202361% met KS2 standard
All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, DatchworthVoluntary aided school4 to 11120Good (overall), June 202467% met KS2 standard
Anstey First SchoolCommunity school2 to 939Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met
Ardeley St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 1146Good (overall), September 2022
Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11129Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade75% met KS2 standard
Avanti Brook Primary SchoolFree schools2 to 1195Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met
Avanti Meadows Primary SchoolFree schools3 to 11315Good (overall), March 202447% met KS2 standard
Bayford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 1187Standards maintained, February 202523% met KS2 standard
Bengeo Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11449Outstanding (overall), September 202361% met KS2 standard
Benington Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1194School remains Good, June 202482% met KS2 standard
Buntingford First SchoolFree schools2 to 9165Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
Christ Church CofE (VA) Primary School and NurseryVoluntary aided school3 to 11332School remains Good, July 202354% met KS2 standard
Fawbert and Barnard Infants' SchoolCommunity school3 to 7211Outstanding (overall), March 2024
Furneux Pelham Church of England SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 11107Standards maintained, February 2025Good (overall), January 202042% met KS2 standard
Hertford Heath Primary and Nursery SchoolCommunity school3 to 11207School remains Good, December 202236% met KS2 standard
Hertford St Andrew CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 11156Some aspects not as strong, December 2024
Hertingfordbury Cowper Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11229Standards maintained, October 202476% met KS2 standard
High Wych Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 11224School remains Good, November 202363% met KS2 standard
Hillmead Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11223School remains Good, March 202477% met KS2 standard
Hollybush Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11190Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade32% met KS2 standard
Hormead Church of England (VA) First SchoolVoluntary aided school2 to 9143Good (overall), May 2024
Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolCommunity school4 to 1193Standards maintained, January 202573% met KS2 standard
Jenyns First School and NurseryCommunity school3 to 966Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade
Kingshill Infant SchoolCommunity school3 to 7206Good (overall), January 2023
Layston Church of England First SchoolVoluntary controlled school5 to 9124Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
Little Hadham Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11151Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade82% met KS2 standard
Little Munden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 1178School remains Good, February 202356% met KS2 standard
Mandeville Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11318Good (overall), February 202377% met KS2 standard
Manor Fields Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11449Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met80% met KS2 standard
Mill Mead Primary AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11216Standards maintained, June 2025
Millfield First and Nursery SchoolCommunity school3 to 9311Good (overall), November 2023
Morgans Primary School & NurseryCommunity school3 to 11346Good (overall), December 202358% met KS2 standard
Northgate Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11455Good (overall), November 202382% met KS2 standard
Priors Wood Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11231Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met48% met KS2 standard
Puller Memorial, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 1145Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met56% met KS2 standard
Reedings Junior SchoolCommunity school7 to 11243School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, March 202477% met KS2 standard
Richard Whittington Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11273School remains Good, November 201980% met KS2 standard
Roger De Clare First CofE SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 9211Good (overall), April 2024
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11202Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade68% met KS2 standard
Spellbrook CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 11105Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met53% met KS2 standard
St Andrew's CE Primary School and NurseryVoluntary aided school3 to 11213School remains Good, July 202370% met KS2 standard
St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 11193School remains Good, November 202357% met KS2 standard
St Catherine's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 11415School remains Good, July 202456% met KS2 standard
St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11155Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade61% met KS2 standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Hertford)Academy converter3 to 11224Standards maintained, November 202446% met KS2 standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/SAcademy converter3 to 11436Good (overall), December 202266% met KS2 standard
St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled school7 to 11231Good (overall), July 202365% met KS2 standard
St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11226Standards maintained, January 2025Good (overall), December 201968% met KS2 standard
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11112Good (overall), February 202356% met KS2 standard
Stapleford Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 1182Good (overall), May 2024
Summercroft Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11436School remains Good, December 202273% met KS2 standard
Tewin Cowper Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11122Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade35% met KS2 standard
Thorley Hill Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11228School remains Good, March 202487% met KS2 standard
Thorn Grove Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11223Standards maintained, October 202460% met KS2 standard
Thundridge Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 1191Good (overall), March 2023
Walkern Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11154Standards maintained, March 2025Good (overall), February 202079% met KS2 standard
Watton-at-Stone Primary and Nursery SchoolCommunity school2 to 11235School remains Good, March 202373% met KS2 standard
Wheatcroft Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11319Good (overall), November 202351% met KS2 standard
Widford SchoolCommunity school4 to 1165Standards maintained, February 202563% met KS2 standard
Windhill21Academy converter3 to 11451Standards maintained, March 202570% met KS2 standard

Secondary (14)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25, KS4 2025/26)
Avanti Grange Secondary SchoolFree schools11 to 18660Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade
Birchwood High SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,417Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 45.5
Edwinstree Church of England Middle SchoolVoluntary controlled school9 to 13486School remains Good, April 202443% met KS2 standard
Freman CollegeAcademy converter13 to 181,049School remains Good, June 2024Attainment 8: 51.8
Hockerill Anglo-European CollegeAcademy converter11 to 18903Good (overall), June 2022Attainment 8: 62.3
LeventhorpeAcademy converter11 to 181,463Good (overall), April 2024Attainment 8: 47.1
Presdales SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,167Outstanding (overall), March 2024Attainment 8: 58.7
Ralph Sadleir SchoolAcademy converter9 to 13283Requires improvement (overall), April 202440% met KS2 standard
Richard Hale SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,207Good (overall), July 2024Attainment 8: 54.0
St Mary's Catholic SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,106Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 56.8
The Bishop's Stortford High SchoolFoundation school11 to 181,279School remains Outstanding, May 2023Attainment 8: 58.8
The Chauncy SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,515School remains Outstanding, June 2023Attainment 8: 49.4
The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science CollegeAcademy converter11 to 181,508Outstanding (overall), November 2023Attainment 8: 62.0
The Sele SchoolAcademy converter11 to 18382Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 35.1

All-through (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Simon Balle All-Through SchoolAcademy converter4 to 181,617School remains Outstanding, April 202484% met KS2 standard

Special (6)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Amwell View SchoolCommunity special school2 to 19194School remains Outstanding, April 2024
Middleton SchoolCommunity special school4 to 11113Outstanding (overall), April 2024
Pinewood SchoolAcademy special converter11 to 16206Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
St Elizabeth's CentreSpecial post 16 institution16 to 25No outcome in Ofsted's file
St Elizabeth's SchoolNon-maintained special school5 to 1964School remains Good, October 2023
White Trees Independent SchoolOther independent special school11 to 1876No outcome in Ofsted's file

Sixth form and further education (1)

SchoolTypeAgesLatest Ofsted inspection
Hertford Regional CollegeFurther education16 to 99Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Independent (6)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Bishop's Stortford CollegeOther independent school3 to 181,241Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Duncombe SchoolOther independent school2 to 11230Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Haileybury CollegeOther independent school11 to 18924Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Heath Mount SchoolOther independent school2 to 13503Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Hertford PrepOther independent school2 to 11130Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
St Edmund's CollegeOther independent school2 to 19684Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.