Schools in Potters Bar

About schools in Potters Bar

Potters Bar lists 18 schools across a mix of phases. Its two secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Another five schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.

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

72%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 7 schools with published results

Primary schools8

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

• Cranborne Primary School

  Foundation school · Ages 3 to 11

  87%

  expected standard
• Cuffley School

  Foundation school · Ages 3 to 11

  83%

  expected standard
• Ladbrooke Junior Mixed and Infant School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  70%

  expected standard
• Little Heath Primary School

  Foundation school · Ages 3 to 11

  63%

  expected standard
• Oakmere Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  52%

  expected standard
• Pope Paul Catholic Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

• St Giles' CofE Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  40%

  expected standard
• The Wroxham School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  77%

  expected standard

Secondary schools2

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

• Dame Alice Owen's School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  72.9

  Attainment 8
• Gracewood Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

Special schools and alternative provision5

• Chase House School

  Other independent special school · Ages 7 to 16

• Elysium Healthcare Potters Bar Clinic School

  Other independent special school · Ages 11 to 19

• Fenton Grange School

  Other independent special school · Ages 11 to 18

• Journeys Academy

  Free schools special · Ages 4 to 11 · Due to open

• The Orchard School

  Other independent special school · Ages 11 to 18

Independent schools3

• Lochinver House School

  Other independent school · Ages 3 to 13

• St John's Preparatory and Senior School

  Other independent school · Ages 3 to 19

• Stormont School

  Other independent school · Ages 4 to 11 · Girls

Common questions about schools in Potters Bar

How many schools does Potters Bar have?

OfferDay lists 18 schools in Potters Bar, including eight primary schools and five special and alternative provision schools.

Who inspects schools in Potters Bar?

Every school in Potters Bar 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 Potters Bar ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Potters Bar 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 10 September 2026.