How many schools are in Hertfordshire?

OfferDay lists 591 schools in Hertfordshire, including 401 primary schools and 77 secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Hertfordshire?

Every school in Hertfordshire is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Hertfordshire?

OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Hertfordshire does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.

How many towns are in the Hertfordshire local authority?

OfferDay groups the Hertfordshire schools across 49 towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

Schools in the Hertfordshire local authority

Hertfordshire has 591 schools listed on OfferDay across 49 towns.

14 nursery schools · 401 primary schools · 2 middle schools · 77 secondary schools · 3 all-through schools · 4 sixth forms and colleges · 43 special and alternative provision schools · 46 independent schools · 1 other establishment

About schools in Hertfordshire

Most of the 591 schools listed in Hertfordshire are primary schools. Its 77 secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Hertfordshire keeps a three-tier system, so two middle schools sit between the primary and secondary stages.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25: 64%; of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 355 schools with published results
Key stage 4, 2024/25: 51.2; average Attainment 8 score, across the 88 schools with published results

Top schools in Hertfordshire

Ranked by the latest published results; primary and secondary schools are measured differently and never compared with each other.

Primary

1 Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School 93%
2 Maple Primary School 93%
3 Bovingdon Primary Academy 92%
4 Manland Primary School 91%
5 St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School 91%
6 Nascot Wood Junior School 88%
7 Skyswood Primary & Nursery School 87%
8 Cunningham Hill Junior School 87%

Secondary

1 Dame Alice Owen's School 72.9
2 Watford Grammar School for Boys 68.9
3 Watford Grammar School for Girls 68.2
4 Parmiter's School 66.5
5 St Clement Danes School 65.1
6 Sandringham School 65.1
7 St George's School 63.7
8 The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College 63.6

Schools by town

The count beside each town is the number of its schools under Hertfordshire.

Schools not listed under a town

These schools have no town recorded in the national register.

All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Datchworth
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

67%

expected standard
Northaw Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

44%

expected standard
Rhodes Wood Hospital School
Other independent special school · Ages 7 to 19
White Trees Independent School
Other independent special school · Ages 11 to 18
Aldwickbury School
Other independent school · Ages 3 to 13
Haberdashers' Boys' School
Other independent school · Ages 4 to 18 · Boys
St Albans High School for Girls
Other independent school · Ages 4 to 18 · Girls
The Purcell School
Other independent school · Ages 8 to 19
Westbrook Hay
Other independent school · Ages 3 to 16
York House School
Other independent school · Ages 3 to 11

Common questions about schools in Hertfordshire

How many schools are in Hertfordshire?: OfferDay lists 591 schools in Hertfordshire, including 401 primary schools and 77 secondary schools.
Who inspects schools in Hertfordshire?: Every school in Hertfordshire is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
Which are the best schools in Hertfordshire?: OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Hertfordshire does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.
How many towns are in the Hertfordshire local authority?: OfferDay groups the Hertfordshire schools across 49 towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.