Schools in Hertford

About schools in Hertford

Hertford lists 22 schools, most of them primary schools. Its two secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. One all-through school teaches every age from the early years to school-leaving age on a single site.

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

60%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 12 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

50.6

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

Primary schools14

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

• Abel Smith School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  55%

  expected standard
• Bayford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3 to 11

  23%

  expected standard
• Bengeo Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  61%

  expected standard
• Hertford Heath Primary and Nursery School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  36%

  expected standard
• Hertford St Andrew CofE Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3 to 11

• Hertingfordbury Cowper Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  76%

  expected standard
• Hollybush Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  32%

  expected standard
• Mill Mead Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

• Morgans Primary School & Nursery

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  58%

  expected standard
• Ponsbourne St Mary's Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3 to 11

  83%

  expected standard
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Hertford)

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  46%

  expected standard
• Stapleford Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

• Watton-at-Stone Primary and Nursery School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  73%

  expected standard
• Wheatcroft Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  51%

  expected standard

Secondary schools2

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

• Richard Hale School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

  56.3

  Attainment 8
• The Sele School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  35.7

  Attainment 8

All-through schools1

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

• Simon Balle All-Through School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 18

  55.4

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision1

• Hailey Hall School

  Academy special converter · Ages 11 to 16 · Boys

Independent schools4

• Duncombe School

  Other independent school · Ages 2 to 11

• Haileybury College

  Other independent school · Ages 11 to 18

• Heath Mount School

  Other independent school · Ages 2 to 13

• Hertford Prep

  Other independent school · Ages 3 to 11

Common questions about schools in Hertford

How many schools does Hertford have?

OfferDay lists 22 schools in Hertford, including 14 primary schools and four independent schools.

Who inspects schools in Hertford?

Every school in Hertford 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 Hertford ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Hertford 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.