Hertfordshire academies & free schools league table 2025
State-funded schools run by academy trusts. Ranked by the Success Index (England) from official English data; 100 schools in Hertfordshire, East of England. Rank positions shown on each profile are within England and East of England.
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- 199Crabtree Infants' SchoolHarpenden · Academy Primary– · 178 students
- 299St Dominic Catholic Primary SchoolHARPENDEN · Academy Primary– · 232 students
- 398Skyswood Primary & Nursery SchoolSt Albans · Academy Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 230 students
- 497Dame Alice Owen's SchoolPotters Bar · Academy Secondary72.9 Attainment 8 · 1,467 students
- 597Wheatfields Junior Mixed SchoolSt Albans · Academy Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 358 students
- 696Crabtree Junior SchoolHarpenden · Academy Primary86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 256 students
- 796Fleetville Infant and Nursery SchoolSt Albans · Academy Primary– · 304 students
- 895St Clement Danes SchoolRickmansworth · Academy Secondary65.1 Attainment 8 · 1,585 students
- 995St Augustine's Catholic Primary SchoolHoddesdon · Academy Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 238 students
- 1095St George's SchoolHarpenden · Academy Secondary63.7 Attainment 8 · 1,351 students
- 1194Sandringham SchoolSt Albans · Academy Secondary65.1 Attainment 8 · 1,777 students
- 1294Watford Grammar School for BoysWatford · Academy Secondary68.9 Attainment 8 · 1,590 students
- 1394Parmiter's SchoolWatford · Academy Secondary66.5 Attainment 8 · 1,496 students
- 1494Hockerill Anglo-European CollegeBishop's Stortford · Academy Secondary61.7 Attainment 8 · 903 students
- 1594Avanti Grange Secondary SchoolBishops Stortford · Academy Secondary10% Free school meals · 660 students
- 1694Watford Grammar School for GirlsWatford · Academy Secondary68.2 Attainment 8 · 1,427 students
- 1794Yavneh CollegeBorehamwood · Academy Secondary61.6 Attainment 8 · 1,085 students
- 1894The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science CollegeBishop's Stortford · Academy Secondary63.6 Attainment 8 · 1,508 students
- 1993Beaumont SchoolSt Albans · Academy Secondary62.6 Attainment 8 · 1,722 students
- 2093Sir John Lawes SchoolHarpenden · Academy Secondary62.8 Attainment 8 · 1,373 students
- 2193Mill Mead Primary AcademyHertford · Academy Primary– · 216 students
- 2292Holy Rood Catholic Primary SchoolWatford · Academy Primary84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 454 students
- 2392Christ Church Chorleywood CofE SchoolRickmansworth · Academy Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 230 students
- 2491Bromet Primary SchoolWatford · Academy Primary85% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 270 students
- 2591Harpenden AcademyHarpenden · Academy Primary81% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 216 students
- 2691Roundwood Park SchoolHarpenden · Academy Secondary59.5 Attainment 8 · 1,421 students
- 2791Rickmansworth SchoolRickmansworth · Academy Secondary61.2 Attainment 8 · 1,575 students
- 2890Simon Balle All-Through SchoolHertford · Academy All-through55.4 Attainment 8 · 1,617 students
- 2990Bovingdon Primary AcademyHemel Hempstead · Academy Primary92% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 428 students
- 3089Northgate Primary SchoolBishop's Stortford · Academy Primary82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 455 students
- 3189Hertsmere Jewish Primary SchoolRadlett · Academy Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 422 students
- 3289Hitchin Girls' SchoolHitchin · Academy Secondary57.8 Attainment 8 · 1,357 students
- 3389St Albans Girls' SchoolSt Albans · Academy Secondary58.8 Attainment 8 · 1,423 students
- 3489Fleetville Junior SchoolSt Albans · Academy Primary78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 358 students
- 3589Round Diamond Primary SchoolStevenage · Academy Primary79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 436 students
- 3689Queens' SchoolBushey · Academy Secondary57.5 Attainment 8 · 1,697 students
- 3789Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery SchoolSt. Albans · Academy Primary– · 243 students
- 3889Presdales SchoolWare · Academy Secondary58.9 Attainment 8 · 1,167 students
- 3988Pope Paul Catholic Primary SchoolPotters Bar · Academy Primary– · 214 students
- 4087Hitchin Boys' SchoolHitchin · Academy Secondary57.1 Attainment 8 · 1,364 students
- 4187Manor Fields Primary SchoolBishop's Stortford · Academy Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 449 students
- 4287The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic SchoolStevenage · Academy Secondary57.9 Attainment 8 · 1,620 students
- 4386St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & NurserySt Albans · Academy Primary– · 410 students
- 4486Applecroft SchoolWelwyn Garden City · Academy Primary78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 454 students
- 4586Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary SchoolStevenage · Academy Primary– · 433 students
- 4686The Broxbourne SchoolBroxbourne · Academy Secondary55.4 Attainment 8 · 1,442 students
- 4786St Rose's Catholic Infant SchoolHemel Hempstead · Academy Primary– · 197 students
- 4886Yavneh Primary SchoolBorehamwood · Academy Primary78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 418 students
- 4985Richard Whittington Primary SchoolBishop's Stortford · Academy Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 273 students
- 5084Nicholas Breakspear Catholic SchoolSt Albans · Academy Secondary56.4 Attainment 8 · 1,134 students
- 5184Sarratt Church of England Primary SchoolRickmansworth · Academy Primary76% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 163 students
- 5284Samuel Ryder AcademySt Albans · Academy All-through56.5 Attainment 8 · 1,577 students
- 5384Katherine Warington SchoolHarpenden · Academy Secondary54.8 Attainment 8 · 1,113 students
- 5484Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary AcademySt Albans · Academy Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 206 students
- 5584Richard Hale SchoolHertford · Academy Secondary56.3 Attainment 8 · 1,207 students
- 5683Alban City SchoolSt Albans · Academy Primary77% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 381 students
- 5782Woodside Primary SchoolWaltham Cross · Academy Primary76% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 229 students
- 5881The Wroxham SchoolPotters Bar · Academy Primary77% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 218 students
- 5981St Mary's Catholic SchoolBishop's Stortford · Academy Secondary57.6 Attainment 8 · 1,106 students
- 6080Loreto CollegeSt Albans · Academy Secondary58.3 Attainment 8 · 952 students
- 6179Summercroft Primary SchoolBishop's Stortford · Academy Primary73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 436 students
- 6279Hartsbourne Primary SchoolBushey · Academy Primary73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 195 students
- 6378Freman CollegeBuntingford · Academy Secondary53.1 Attainment 8 · 1,049 students
- 6476Avanti Brook Primary SchoolBishops Stortford · Academy Primary– · 95 students
- 6576Lanchester Primary SchoolWatford · Academy Primary73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 298 students
- 6676Windhill21Bishop's Stortford · Academy Primary70% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 451 students
- 6775Tring SchoolTring · Academy Secondary50.5 Attainment 8 · 1,599 students
- 6875Bishop's Hatfield Girls' SchoolHatfield · Academy Secondary51.9 Attainment 8 · 942 students
- 6974Flamstead End SchoolWaltham Cross · Academy Primary72% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 474 students
- 7074St Mary Roman Catholic Primary SchoolRoyston · Academy Primary69% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 227 students
- 7174Verulam SchoolSt Albans · Academy Secondary52.5 Attainment 8 · 987 students
- 7274Saint Joan of Arc Catholic SchoolRickmansworth · Academy Secondary50.6 Attainment 8 · 1,198 students
- 7373Warren Dell Primary SchoolWatford · Academy Primary73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 264 students
- 7473Alban Wood Primary School and NurseryWatford · Academy Primary74% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 238 students
- 7573The Orchard Primary SchoolWatford · Academy Primary70% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 434 students
- 7673Ascot Road Primary SchoolWatford · Academy Primary75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 391 students
- 7773Saint Michael's Catholic High SchoolWatford · Academy Secondary50.9 Attainment 8 · 1,130 students
- 7873Monk's Walk SchoolWelwyn Garden City · Academy Secondary50.8 Attainment 8 · 1,440 students
- 7973St John's Church of England Infant and Nursery SchoolRadlett · Academy Primary– · 191 students
- 8071Mandeville Primary SchoolSt Albans · Academy Primary75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 340 students
- 8170Oxhey Wood Primary SchoolWatford · Academy Primary75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 387 students
- 8269Knutsford Primary AcademyWatford · Academy Primary72% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 438 students
- 8369Croxley Danes SchoolRickmansworth · Academy Secondary51.3 Attainment 8 · 1,049 students
- 8469Peartree Primary SchoolWelwyn Garden City · Academy Primary75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 184 students
- 8569The Cranbourne Primary SchoolHoddesdon · Academy Primary68% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 409 students
- 8668The Chauncy SchoolWare · Academy Secondary49.5 Attainment 8 · 1,515 students
- 8768Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolSt Albans · Academy Primary69% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 430 students
- 8868Stanborough SchoolWelwyn Garden City · Academy Secondary47.9 Attainment 8 · 1,287 students
- 8967LeventhorpeSawbridgeworth · Academy Secondary49.6 Attainment 8 · 1,463 students
- 9067St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/SBishop's Stortford · Academy Primary66% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 436 students
- 9167The Hemel Hempstead SchoolHemel Hempstead · Academy Secondary49.9 Attainment 8 · 1,287 students
- 9267Barclay AcademyStevenage · Academy Secondary49.5 Attainment 8 · 1,044 students
- 9367Goffs AcademyWaltham Cross · Academy Secondary49.1 Attainment 8 · 1,574 students
- 9466Watford St John's Church of England Primary SchoolWatford · Academy Primary67% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 401 students
- 9566Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolWare · Academy Primary68% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 202 students
- 9666Kings Langley SchoolKings Langley · Academy Secondary48.6 Attainment 8 · 1,122 students
- 9766John F Kennedy Catholic SchoolHemel Hempstead · Academy Secondary47.9 Attainment 8 · 1,073 students
- 9866Chancellor's SchoolHatfield · Academy Secondary47.6 Attainment 8 · 1,241 students
- 9965St Cuthbert Mayne Voluntary Catholic Junior AcademyHemel Hempstead · Academy Primary65% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 247 students
- 10065St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademySt Albans · Academy Primary68% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 134 students
| # | School | Sector | Success Index (England) | Key result | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crabtree Infants' School Harpenden · Primary · Ages 4–7 | Academy | 99.4 Top 5% | – | 178 |
| 2 | St Dominic Catholic Primary School HARPENDEN · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 98.7 Top 5% | – | 232 |
| 3 | Skyswood Primary & Nursery School St Albans · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 97.5 Top 5% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 230 |
| 4 | Dame Alice Owen's School Potters Bar · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 97.4 Top 5% | 72.9 Attainment 8 | 1,467 |
| 5 | Wheatfields Junior Mixed School St Albans · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Academy | 96.5 Top 5% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 358 |
| 6 | Crabtree Junior School Harpenden · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Academy | 96.1 Top 5% | 86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 256 |
| 7 | Fleetville Infant and Nursery School St Albans · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Academy | 95.6 Top 5% | – | 304 |
| 8 | St Clement Danes School Rickmansworth · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 95.1 Top 5% | 65.1 Attainment 8 | 1,585 |
| 9 | St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Hoddesdon · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 94.9 Top 5% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 238 |
| 10 | St George's School Harpenden · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 94.6 Top 5% | 63.7 Attainment 8 | 1,351 |
| 11 | Sandringham School St Albans · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 94.4 Top 5% | 65.1 Attainment 8 | 1,777 |
| 12 | Watford Grammar School for Boys Watford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 94.3 Top 5% | 68.9 Attainment 8 | 1,590 |
| 13 | Parmiter's School Watford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 94.2 Top 5% | 66.5 Attainment 8 | 1,496 |
| 14 | Hockerill Anglo-European College Bishop's Stortford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 94.1 Top 5% | 61.7 Attainment 8 | 903 |
| 15 | Avanti Grange Secondary School Bishops Stortford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 93.9 Top 5% | 10% Free school meals | 660 |
| 16 | Watford Grammar School for Girls Watford · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 93.9 Top 5% | 68.2 Attainment 8 | 1,427 |
| 17 | Yavneh College Borehamwood · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 93.7 Top 5% | 61.6 Attainment 8 | 1,085 |
| 18 | The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College Bishop's Stortford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 93.5 Top 5% | 63.6 Attainment 8 | 1,508 |
| 19 | Beaumont School St Albans · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 93.1 Top 5% | 62.6 Attainment 8 | 1,722 |
| 20 | Sir John Lawes School Harpenden · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 93.1 Top 5% | 62.8 Attainment 8 | 1,373 |
| 21 | Mill Mead Primary Academy Hertford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 93.0 Top 5% | – | 216 |
| 22 | Holy Rood Catholic Primary School Watford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 92.1 Top 5% | 84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 454 |
| 23 | Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School Rickmansworth · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 92.0 Top 5% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 230 |
| 24 | Bromet Primary School Watford · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Academy | 91.3 Top 5% | 85% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 270 |
| 25 | Harpenden Academy Harpenden · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 90.8 Top 5% | 81% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 216 |
| 26 | Roundwood Park School Harpenden · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 90.6 Top 10% | 59.5 Attainment 8 | 1,421 |
| 27 | Rickmansworth School Rickmansworth · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 90.5 Top 10% | 61.2 Attainment 8 | 1,575 |
| 28 | Simon Balle All-Through School Hertford · All-through · Ages 4–18 | Academy | 90.3 Top 10% | 55.4 Attainment 8 | 1,617 |
| 29 | Bovingdon Primary Academy Hemel Hempstead · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 90.2 Top 10% | 92% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 428 |
| 30 | Northgate Primary School Bishop's Stortford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 89.3 Top 10% | 82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 455 |
| 31 | Hertsmere Jewish Primary School Radlett · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 89.2 Top 10% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 422 |
| 32 | Hitchin Girls' School Hitchin · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 89.2 Top 10% | 57.8 Attainment 8 | 1,357 |
| 33 | St Albans Girls' School St Albans · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 89.2 Top 10% | 58.8 Attainment 8 | 1,423 |
| 34 | Fleetville Junior School St Albans · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Academy | 89.1 Top 10% | 78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 358 |
| 35 | Round Diamond Primary School Stevenage · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 89.0 Top 10% | 79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 436 |
| 36 | Queens' School Bushey · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 88.9 Top 10% | 57.5 Attainment 8 | 1,697 |
| 37 | Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School St. Albans · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Academy | 88.9 Top 10% | – | 243 |
| 38 | Presdales School Ware · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 88.7 Top 10% | 58.9 Attainment 8 | 1,167 |
| 39 | Pope Paul Catholic Primary School Potters Bar · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 87.6 Top 10% | – | 214 |
| 40 | Hitchin Boys' School Hitchin · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 87.2 Top 10% | 57.1 Attainment 8 | 1,364 |
| 41 | Manor Fields Primary School Bishop's Stortford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 87.2 Top 10% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 449 |
| 42 | The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School Stevenage · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 86.8 Top 10% | 57.9 Attainment 8 | 1,620 |
| 43 | St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery St Albans · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 86.3 Top 10% | – | 410 |
| 44 | Applecroft School Welwyn Garden City · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 86.1 Top 10% | 78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 454 |
| 45 | Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School Stevenage · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 86.0 Top 10% | – | 433 |
| 46 | The Broxbourne School Broxbourne · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 85.9 Top 10% | 55.4 Attainment 8 | 1,442 |
| 47 | St Rose's Catholic Infant School Hemel Hempstead · Primary · Ages 2–7 | Academy | 85.7 Top 10% | – | 197 |
| 48 | Yavneh Primary School Borehamwood · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 85.5 Top 10% | 78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 418 |
| 49 | Richard Whittington Primary School Bishop's Stortford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 84.9 Top 10% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 273 |
| 50 | Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School St Albans · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 84.4 Top 25% | 56.4 Attainment 8 | 1,134 |
| 51 | Sarratt Church of England Primary School Rickmansworth · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 84.4 Top 10% | 76% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 163 |
| 52 | Samuel Ryder Academy St Albans · All-through · Ages 4–19 | Academy | 84.3 Top 25% | 56.5 Attainment 8 | 1,577 |
| 53 | Katherine Warington School Harpenden · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 84.2 Top 25% | 54.8 Attainment 8 | 1,113 |
| 54 | Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy St Albans · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 84.2 Top 25% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 206 |
| 55 | Richard Hale School Hertford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 84.0 Top 25% | 56.3 Attainment 8 | 1,207 |
| 56 | Alban City School St Albans · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Academy | 82.9 Top 25% | 77% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 381 |
| 57 | Woodside Primary School Waltham Cross · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 82.0 Top 25% | 76% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 229 |
| 58 | The Wroxham School Potters Bar · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 81.2 Top 25% | 77% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 218 |
| 59 | St Mary's Catholic School Bishop's Stortford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 80.5 Top 25% | 57.6 Attainment 8 | 1,106 |
| 60 | Loreto College St Albans · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 80.4 Top 25% | 58.3 Attainment 8 | 952 |
| 61 | Summercroft Primary School Bishop's Stortford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 79.1 Top 25% | 73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 436 |
| 62 | Hartsbourne Primary School Bushey · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 78.7 Top 25% | 73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 195 |
| 63 | Freman College Buntingford · Secondary · Ages 13–18 | Academy | 78.3 Top 25% | 53.1 Attainment 8 | 1,049 |
| 64 | Avanti Brook Primary School Bishops Stortford · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 75.7 Top 25% | – | 95 |
| 65 | Lanchester Primary School Watford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 75.6 Top 25% | 73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 298 |
| 66 | Windhill21 Bishop's Stortford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 75.5 Top 25% | 70% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 451 |
| 67 | Tring School Tring · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 75.2 Top 25% | 50.5 Attainment 8 | 1,599 |
| 68 | Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School Hatfield · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 74.9 Top 25% | 51.9 Attainment 8 | 942 |
| 69 | Flamstead End School Waltham Cross · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 74.0 Top 25% | 72% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 474 |
| 70 | St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School Royston · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 73.8 Top 25% | 69% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 227 |
| 71 | Verulam School St Albans · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 73.7 Top 25% | 52.5 Attainment 8 | 987 |
| 72 | Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School Rickmansworth · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 73.5 Top 25% | 50.6 Attainment 8 | 1,198 |
| 73 | Warren Dell Primary School Watford · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 73.3 Top 25% | 73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 264 |
| 74 | Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery Watford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 73.2 Top 25% | 74% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 238 |
| 75 | The Orchard Primary School Watford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 73.1 Top 25% | 70% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 434 |
| 76 | Ascot Road Primary School Watford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 72.9 Top 25% | 75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 391 |
| 77 | Saint Michael's Catholic High School Watford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 72.9 Top 25% | 50.9 Attainment 8 | 1,130 |
| 78 | Monk's Walk School Welwyn Garden City · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 72.8 Top 25% | 50.8 Attainment 8 | 1,440 |
| 79 | St John's Church of England Infant and Nursery School Radlett · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Academy | 72.5 Top 25% | – | 191 |
| 80 | Mandeville Primary School St Albans · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 70.8 Top 25% | 75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 340 |
| 81 | Oxhey Wood Primary School Watford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 69.6 Top 50% | 75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 387 |
| 82 | Knutsford Primary Academy Watford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 69.3 Top 50% | 72% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 438 |
| 83 | Croxley Danes School Rickmansworth · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 69.1 Top 50% | 51.3 Attainment 8 | 1,049 |
| 84 | Peartree Primary School Welwyn Garden City · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Academy | 69.0 Top 50% | 75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 184 |
| 85 | The Cranbourne Primary School Hoddesdon · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 68.6 Top 50% | 68% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 409 |
| 86 | The Chauncy School Ware · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 68.0 Top 50% | 49.5 Attainment 8 | 1,515 |
| 87 | Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School St Albans · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Academy | 67.6 Top 50% | 69% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 430 |
| 88 | Stanborough School Welwyn Garden City · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 67.6 Top 50% | 47.9 Attainment 8 | 1,287 |
| 89 | Leventhorpe Sawbridgeworth · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 67.4 Top 50% | 49.6 Attainment 8 | 1,463 |
| 90 | St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S Bishop's Stortford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 67.3 Top 50% | 66% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 436 |
| 91 | The Hemel Hempstead School Hemel Hempstead · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 67.1 Top 50% | 49.9 Attainment 8 | 1,287 |
| 92 | Barclay Academy Stevenage · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 66.9 Top 50% | 49.5 Attainment 8 | 1,044 |
| 93 | Goffs Academy Waltham Cross · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 66.7 Top 50% | 49.1 Attainment 8 | 1,574 |
| 94 | Watford St John's Church of England Primary School Watford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 66.0 Top 50% | 67% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 401 |
| 95 | Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Ware · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 65.9 Top 50% | 68% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 202 |
| 96 | Kings Langley School Kings Langley · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 65.8 Top 50% | 48.6 Attainment 8 | 1,122 |
| 97 | John F Kennedy Catholic School Hemel Hempstead · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 65.7 Top 50% | 47.9 Attainment 8 | 1,073 |
| 98 | Chancellor's School Hatfield · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 65.6 Top 50% | 47.6 Attainment 8 | 1,241 |
| 99 | St Cuthbert Mayne Voluntary Catholic Junior Academy Hemel Hempstead · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Academy | 64.9 Top 50% | 65% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 247 |
| 100 | St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy St Albans · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 64.7 Top 50% | 68% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 134 |
Crabtree Infants' School in Harpenden leads the 2025 list of academies & free schools in Hertfordshire with a Success Index (England) of 99.4. Of the 100 schools shown, 100 are academy.
For the full picture see the wider East of England academies & free schools league table, every school on the Hertfordshire page, or the comparison tool to put a shortlist side by side.
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What is the best academies school in Hertfordshire?
Crabtree Infants' School in Harpenden, East of England ranks first among academies & free schools in Hertfordshire with a Success Index (England) of 99.4 out of 100 (Pupils on roll: 178).
How are academies & free schools in Hertfordshire ranked?
Each school's Success Index (England) combines 9 factors: ks2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%), ks2: higher standard (20%), ks2: reading progress (10%), ks2: maths progress (10%), progress 8 (20%), attainment 8 (30%), grade 5+ in english & maths (15%), a level points per entry (10%), community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across England. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.
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