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Schools in Hertfordshire, East of England (2025)

527 schools · 217,679 students · 297 local authority, 183 academy, 47 independent · median Pupils on roll 240.

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Top 100 schools in Hertfordshire

The highest-scoring 100 of 495 ranked schools in Hertfordshire, by Success Index (England). Use the town pages below, the ranking tables or the search box to find every school.

  1. 1
    99
    Crabtree Infants' SchoolHarpenden · Academy Primary– · 178 students
  2. 2
    99
    Bushey and Oxhey Infant SchoolBushey · Local authority Primary– · 176 students
  3. 3
    99
    St Dominic Catholic Primary SchoolHARPENDEN · Academy Primary– · 232 students
  4. 4
    99
    The Grove Infant and Nursery SchoolHarpenden · Local authority Primary– · 243 students
  5. 5
    98
    Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery SchoolBerkhamsted · Local authority Primary– · 141 students
  6. 6
    98
    Cassiobury Infant and Nursery SchoolWatford · Local authority Primary– · 310 students
  7. 7
    98
    Jenyns First School and NurseryWare · Local authority Primary– · 66 students
  8. 8
    98
    Manland Primary SchoolHarpenden · Local authority Primary91% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 204 students
  9. 9
    98
    Skyswood Primary & Nursery SchoolSt Albans · Academy Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 230 students
  10. 10
    97
    Dame Alice Owen's SchoolPotters Bar · Academy Secondary72.9 Attainment 8 · 1,467 students
  11. 11
    97
    Kingshill Infant SchoolWare · Local authority Primary– · 206 students
  12. 12
    97
    Malvern Way Infant and Nursery SchoolRickmansworth · Local authority Primary– · 240 students
  13. 13
    97
    Strathmore Infant and Nursery SchoolHitchin · Local authority Primary– · 198 students
  14. 14
    97
    The Russell SchoolRickmansworth · Local authority Primary86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 237 students
  15. 15
    97
    Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery SchoolWatford · Local authority Primary– · 202 students
  16. 16
    97
    Wheatfields Junior Mixed SchoolSt Albans · Academy Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 358 students
  17. 17
    96
    Harvey Road Primary SchoolRickmansworth · Local authority Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 240 students
  18. 18
    96
    Parkgate Infants' and Nursery SchoolWatford · Local authority Primary– · 202 students
  19. 19
    96
    Crabtree Junior SchoolHarpenden · Academy Primary86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 256 students
  20. 20
    96
    Abbot's Hill SchoolHemel Hempstead · Independent All-through68.8 Attainment 8 · 380 students
  21. 21
    96
    Fleetville Infant and Nursery SchoolSt Albans · Academy Primary– · 304 students
  22. 22
    96
    Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolRickmansworth · Local authority Primary93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 201 students
  23. 23
    95
    Prae Wood Primary SchoolSt Albans · Local authority Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 446 students
  24. 24
    95
    St Clement Danes SchoolRickmansworth · Academy Secondary65.1 Attainment 8 · 1,585 students
  25. 25
    95
    Swing Gate Infant School and NurseryBerkhamsted · Local authority Primary– · 144 students
  26. 26
    95
    The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St AlbansSt Albans · Local authority Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 189 students
  27. 27
    95
    St Augustine's Catholic Primary SchoolHoddesdon · Academy Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 238 students
  28. 28
    95
    St George's SchoolHarpenden · Academy Secondary63.7 Attainment 8 · 1,351 students
  29. 29
    95
    Maple Primary SchoolSt Albans · Local authority Primary93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 214 students
  30. 30
    94
    Sandringham SchoolSt Albans · Academy Secondary65.1 Attainment 8 · 1,777 students
  31. 31
    94
    Watford Grammar School for BoysWatford · Academy Secondary68.9 Attainment 8 · 1,590 students
  32. 32
    94
    Parmiter's SchoolWatford · Academy Secondary66.5 Attainment 8 · 1,496 students
  33. 33
    94
    Hockerill Anglo-European CollegeBishop's Stortford · Academy Secondary61.7 Attainment 8 · 903 students
  34. 34
    94
    Avanti Grange Secondary SchoolBishops Stortford · Academy Secondary10% Free school meals · 660 students
  35. 35
    94
    Watford Grammar School for GirlsWatford · Academy Secondary68.2 Attainment 8 · 1,427 students
  36. 36
    94
    Yavneh CollegeBorehamwood · Academy Secondary61.6 Attainment 8 · 1,085 students
  37. 37
    94
    The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science CollegeBishop's Stortford · Academy Secondary63.6 Attainment 8 · 1,508 students
  38. 38
    93
    Wood End SchoolHarpenden · Local authority Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 457 students
  39. 39
    93
    Goldfield Infants' and Nursery SchoolTring · Local authority Primary– · 222 students
  40. 40
    93
    Beaumont SchoolSt Albans · Academy Secondary62.6 Attainment 8 · 1,722 students
  41. 41
    93
    Nascot Wood Junior SchoolWatford · Local authority Primary88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 240 students
  42. 42
    93
    Sir John Lawes SchoolHarpenden · Academy Secondary62.8 Attainment 8 · 1,373 students
  43. 43
    93
    Mill Mead Primary AcademyHertford · Academy Primary– · 216 students
  44. 44
    93
    Bushey Heath Primary SchoolBushey · Local authority Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 242 students
  45. 45
    93
    Studlands Rise First SchoolRoyston · Local authority Primary– · 170 students
  46. 46
    92
    Cunningham Hill Junior SchoolSt Albans · Local authority Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 236 students
  47. 47
    92
    Thorley Hill Primary SchoolBishop's Stortford · Local authority Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 228 students
  48. 48
    92
    Royal Masonic School for GirlsRickmansworth · Independent All-through66.2 Attainment 8 · 880 students
  49. 49
    92
    Holy Rood Catholic Primary SchoolWatford · Academy Primary84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 454 students
  50. 50
    92
    The King's SchoolHarpenden · Independent All-through59.3 Attainment 8 · 169 students
  51. 51
    92
    Christ Church Chorleywood CofE SchoolRickmansworth · Academy Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 230 students
  52. 52
    91
    Bromet Primary SchoolWatford · Academy Primary85% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 270 students
  53. 53
    91
    Chorleywood Primary SchoolRickmansworth · Local authority Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 205 students
  54. 54
    91
    Fawbert and Barnard Infants' SchoolSawbridgeworth · Local authority Primary– · 211 students
  55. 55
    91
    Harpenden AcademyHarpenden · Academy Primary81% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 216 students
  56. 56
    91
    Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery SchoolSt Albans · Local authority Primary– · 279 students
  57. 57
    91
    Roundwood Park SchoolHarpenden · Academy Secondary59.5 Attainment 8 · 1,421 students
  58. 58
    91
    St Paul's Church of England Primary School, LangleyburyKings Langley · Local authority Primary86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 226 students
  59. 59
    91
    Rickmansworth SchoolRickmansworth · Academy Secondary61.2 Attainment 8 · 1,575 students
  60. 60
    90
    Reed First SchoolRoyston · Local authority Primary– · 64 students
  61. 61
    90
    Simon Balle All-Through SchoolHertford · Academy All-through55.4 Attainment 8 · 1,617 students
  62. 62
    90
    Bovingdon Primary AcademyHemel Hempstead · Academy Primary92% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 428 students
  63. 63
    90
    Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolRickmansworth · Local authority Primary81% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 198 students
  64. 64
    90
    Little Hadham Primary SchoolWare · Local authority Primary82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 151 students
  65. 65
    90
    St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolRickmansworth · Local authority Primary79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 275 students
  66. 66
    90
    St Francis CollegeLetchworth Garden City · Independent All-through56.9 Attainment 8 · 264 students
  67. 67
    89
    Northgate Primary SchoolBishop's Stortford · Academy Primary82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 455 students
  68. 68
    89
    Hertsmere Jewish Primary SchoolRadlett · Academy Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 422 students
  69. 69
    89
    Hitchin Girls' SchoolHitchin · Academy Secondary57.8 Attainment 8 · 1,357 students
  70. 70
    89
    St Albans Girls' SchoolSt Albans · Academy Secondary58.8 Attainment 8 · 1,423 students
  71. 71
    89
    Fleetville Junior SchoolSt Albans · Academy Primary78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 358 students
  72. 72
    89
    Round Diamond Primary SchoolStevenage · Academy Primary79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 436 students
  73. 73
    89
    The Grove Junior SchoolHarpenden · Local authority Primary82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 350 students
  74. 74
    89
    Queens' SchoolBushey · Academy Secondary57.5 Attainment 8 · 1,697 students
  75. 75
    89
    Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery SchoolSt. Albans · Academy Primary– · 243 students
  76. 76
    89
    Presdales SchoolWare · Academy Secondary58.9 Attainment 8 · 1,167 students
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    89
    High Beeches Primary SchoolHarpenden · Local authority Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 420 students
  78. 78
    89
    St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St AlbansSt Albans · Local authority Primary81% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 201 students
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    89
    Cuffley SchoolPotters Bar · Local authority Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 449 students
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    89
    Two Waters Primary SchoolHemel Hempstead · Local authority Primary81% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 236 students
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    88
    Hertingfordbury Cowper Primary SchoolHertford · Local authority Primary76% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 229 students
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    88
    The Bishop's Stortford High SchoolBishop's Stortford · Local authority Secondary60.2 Attainment 8 · 1,279 students
  83. 83
    88
    Sheredes Primary SchoolHoddesdon · Local authority Primary78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 456 students
  84. 84
    88
    Pope Paul Catholic Primary SchoolPotters Bar · Academy Primary– · 214 students
  85. 85
    88
    Ashlyns SchoolBerkhamsted · Local authority Secondary57.9 Attainment 8 · 1,561 students
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    87
    Killigrew Primary and Nursery SchoolSt Albans · Local authority Primary78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 412 students
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    87
    Hitchin Boys' SchoolHitchin · Academy Secondary57.1 Attainment 8 · 1,364 students
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    87
    Manor Fields Primary SchoolBishop's Stortford · Academy Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 449 students
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    87
    Reedings Junior SchoolSawbridgeworth · Local authority Primary77% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 243 students
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    87
    St Margaret's SchoolBushey · Independent All-through56.3 Attainment 8 · 799 students
  91. 91
    87
    The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic SchoolStevenage · Academy Secondary57.9 Attainment 8 · 1,620 students
  92. 92
    87
    Cranborne Primary SchoolPotters Bar · Local authority Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 448 students
  93. 93
    87
    Tannery Drift SchoolRoyston · Local authority Primary– · 320 students
  94. 94
    86
    Samuel Lucas Primary SchoolHitchin · Local authority Primary75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 416 students
  95. 95
    86
    St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & NurserySt Albans · Academy Primary– · 410 students
  96. 96
    86
    Applecroft SchoolWelwyn Garden City · Academy Primary78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 454 students
  97. 97
    86
    Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary SchoolStevenage · Academy Primary– · 433 students
  98. 98
    86
    Bernards Heath Junior SchoolSt Albans · Local authority Primary78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 353 students
  99. 99
    86
    The Broxbourne SchoolBroxbourne · Academy Secondary55.4 Attainment 8 · 1,442 students
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    86
    St Rose's Catholic Infant SchoolHemel Hempstead · Academy Primary– · 197 students

32 further schools in Hertfordshire are listed without a rank (small rolls, no published Pupils on roll, or unscored types); they appear on their town pages and in search.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best school in Hertfordshire?

Crabtree Infants' School is the highest-ranked school in Hertfordshire with a Success Index (England) of 99.4 out of 100 (Top 5% of primary schools in England).

How many schools are in Hertfordshire?

Hertfordshire has 527 schools (411 primary, 87 secondary, 29 all-through) educating 217,679 students in 2025.

What is the typical Pupils on roll in Hertfordshire?

The median Pupils on roll across schools in Hertfordshire is 240. Number of pupils in the latest school census.