Haberdashers' Boys' School
Butterfly Lane, Elstree, WD6 3AF
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 4 to 18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Robert Sykes
- Religious ethos
- Multi-faith
- Constituency
- Hertsmere
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,520
- Pupils on roll
- 1,429
- URN
- 117648
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Telephone
- 02082661700
About this school
Haberdashers' Boys' School is a boys' independent school in Hertfordshire. It teaches children aged 4 to 18 and has 1,429 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Haberdashers' Boys' School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Haberdashers' Boys' School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 1980, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 176 | 163 | 156 |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.6 | 40.6 | 41.0 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Haberdashers' Boys' 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 | Hertfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 39.6 | 44.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 40.6 | 44.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41 | 44.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,473 |
| 2023/24 | 1,462 |
| 2024/25 | 1,457 |
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
- 1
- Pupils on SEN support
- 272
Location
Nearby schools
-
Haberdashers' Girls' School0.0 miles
Independent schools · Borehamwood
-
Aldenham School0.8 miles
Independent schools · Elstree
-
Radlett Preparatory School Ltd0.9 miles
Independent schools · Herts
-
Immanuel College1.4 miles
Independent schools · Bushey
-
Meadow Wood School1.7 miles
Special schools · Bushey
Common questions
- What ages does Haberdashers' Boys' School teach?
- Haberdashers' Boys' School teaches children aged 4 to 18. It is an independent school in Hertfordshire.
- Who is the headteacher of Haberdashers' Boys' School?
- The headteacher of Haberdashers' Boys' School is Mr Robert Sykes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Haberdashers' Boys' School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Haberdashers' Boys' 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 Haberdashers' Boys' School?
- Haberdashers' Boys' School has 1,429 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 18.
- Is Haberdashers' Boys' School full?
- Haberdashers' Boys' School has capacity for 1,520 pupils and 1,429 on roll (94%), 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 Haberdashers' Boys' School a faith school?
- No. Haberdashers' Boys' School has no designated religious character.
- How have Haberdashers' Boys' School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 39.6 in 2022/23 and 41 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Haberdashers' Boys' School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Haberdashers' Boys' School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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.