Schools in Harpenden

About schools in Harpenden

Harpenden lists 20 schools, most of them primary schools. Its four secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. It also has two independent schools, which sit outside the state system and set their own admissions.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. 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

80%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 10 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

60.3

average Attainment 8 score, across the 4 schools with published results

Nursery schools1

• Batford Nursery School

  Local authority nursery school · Ages 3 to 5

Primary schools13

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Crabtree Infants' School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 7

• Crabtree Junior School

  Academy converter · Ages 7 to 11

  86%

  expected standard
• Harpenden Academy

  Free schools · Ages 4 to 11

  81%

  expected standard
• High Beeches Primary School

  Community school · Ages 5 to 11

  80%

  expected standard
• Manland Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  91%

  expected standard
• Roundwood Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  69%

  expected standard
• Sauncey Wood Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  59%

  expected standard
• St Dominic Catholic Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

• St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  91%

  expected standard
• The Grove Infant and Nursery School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 7

• The Grove Junior School

  Community school · Ages 7 to 11

  82%

  expected standard
• The Lea Primary School and Nursery

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  70%

  expected standard
• Wood End School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  80%

  expected standard

Secondary schools4

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Katherine Warington School

  Free schools · Ages 11 to 19

  54.8

  Attainment 8
• Roundwood Park School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  59.5

  Attainment 8
• Sir John Lawes School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  62.8

  Attainment 8
• St George's School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  63.7

  Attainment 8

Independent schools2

• St Hilda's School

  Other independent school · Ages 2 to 11 · Girls

• The King's School

  Other independent school · Ages 4 to 16

Common questions about schools in Harpenden

How many schools does Harpenden have?

OfferDay lists 20 schools in Harpenden, including 13 primary schools and four secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Harpenden?

Every school in Harpenden 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.

How are schools in Harpenden ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Harpenden where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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.