The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College
Secondary schoolThe Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College is a secondary school in East Hertfordshire, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 1,508 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Outstanding (overall), November 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 14 November 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College was 62.0, against 51.8 in East Hertfordshire and 46.2 in England.
70.4% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | East Hertfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 62.0 | 51.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 70.4% | 55.9% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 89.4% | 74.8% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 189 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Hockerill Anglo-European CollegeSecondary. Good (overall), June 2022. Attainment 8 of 62.3 (2025/26, provisional)370 m
- Thorn Grove Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, October 2024. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)420 m
- All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Bishop's StortfordPrimary. School remains Good, March 2023. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)890 m
- Summercroft Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, December 2022. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)890 m
- White Trees Independent SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file960 m
- Birchwood High SchoolSecondary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 45.5 (2025/26, provisional)1.1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in East Hertfordshire
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).