Duncombe School
4 Warren Park Road, Bengeo, Hertford, SG14 3JA
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Jeremy Phelan
- Religious ethos
- Church of England
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hertford and Stortford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 301
- Pupils on roll
- 230
- URN
- 117628
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01992414100
About this school
Duncombe School is an independent school in Hertford. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 230 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Duncombe School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Duncombe School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in November 1957, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How Duncombe School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 264 |
| 2023/24 | 279 |
| 2024/25 | 271 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 2
- Pupils on SEN support
- 14
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hertford Prep1.1 miles
Independent schools · Hertford
-
Pinewood School2.0 miles
Academies · Ware
-
Middleton School2.1 miles
Special schools · Ware
-
Haileybury College2.6 miles
Independent schools · Hertford
-
Hailey Hall School3.3 miles
Academies · Hertford
Other schools in Hertford
- Haileybury College Independent schools
- Heath Mount School Independent schools
- Hertford Prep Independent schools
- Abel Smith School Primary
- Bayford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Bengeo Primary School Primary
- Hertford Heath Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Hertford St Andrew CofE Primary School Primary
- Hertingfordbury Cowper Primary School Primary
- Hollybush Primary School Primary
- Mill Mead Primary Academy Primary
- Morgans Primary School & Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Duncombe School teach?
- Duncombe School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is an independent school in Hertford.
- Who is the headteacher of Duncombe School?
- The headteacher of Duncombe School is Mr Jeremy Phelan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Duncombe School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Duncombe School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Duncombe School?
- Duncombe School has 230 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Duncombe School full?
- Duncombe School has capacity for 301 pupils and 230 on roll (76%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Duncombe School a faith school?
- No. Duncombe School has no designated religious character.
- Does Duncombe School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Duncombe School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.