Hertfordshire state schools league table 2025
Academies, free schools and local-authority maintained schools. 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.
- Primary Schools in Hertfordshire
- Secondary Schools in Hertfordshire
- Academies & Free Schools in Hertfordshire
- Independent Schools in Hertfordshire
- Grammar Schools in Hertfordshire
- Girls' Schools in Hertfordshire
- Boys' Schools in Hertfordshire
- Secondary Schools by Attainment 8 in Hertfordshire
- Primary Schools by KS2 Results in Hertfordshire
- Sixth Forms by A Level Results in Hertfordshire
- Largest Schools in Hertfordshire
- 199Crabtree Infants' SchoolHarpenden · Academy Primary– · 178 students
- 299Bushey and Oxhey Infant SchoolBushey · Local authority Primary– · 176 students
- 399St Dominic Catholic Primary SchoolHARPENDEN · Academy Primary– · 232 students
- 499The Grove Infant and Nursery SchoolHarpenden · Local authority Primary– · 243 students
- 598Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery SchoolBerkhamsted · Local authority Primary– · 141 students
- 698Cassiobury Infant and Nursery SchoolWatford · Local authority Primary– · 310 students
- 798Jenyns First School and NurseryWare · Local authority Primary– · 66 students
- 898Manland Primary SchoolHarpenden · Local authority Primary91% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 204 students
- 998Skyswood Primary & Nursery SchoolSt Albans · Academy Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 230 students
- 1097Dame Alice Owen's SchoolPotters Bar · Academy Secondary72.9 Attainment 8 · 1,467 students
- 1197Kingshill Infant SchoolWare · Local authority Primary– · 206 students
- 1297Malvern Way Infant and Nursery SchoolRickmansworth · Local authority Primary– · 240 students
- 1397Strathmore Infant and Nursery SchoolHitchin · Local authority Primary– · 198 students
- 1497The Russell SchoolRickmansworth · Local authority Primary86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 237 students
- 1597Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery SchoolWatford · Local authority Primary– · 202 students
- 1697Wheatfields Junior Mixed SchoolSt Albans · Academy Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 358 students
- 1796Harvey Road Primary SchoolRickmansworth · Local authority Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 240 students
- 1896Parkgate Infants' and Nursery SchoolWatford · Local authority Primary– · 202 students
- 1996Crabtree Junior SchoolHarpenden · Academy Primary86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 256 students
- 2096Fleetville Infant and Nursery SchoolSt Albans · Academy Primary– · 304 students
- 2196Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolRickmansworth · Local authority Primary93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 201 students
- 2295Prae Wood Primary SchoolSt Albans · Local authority Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 446 students
- 2395St Clement Danes SchoolRickmansworth · Academy Secondary65.1 Attainment 8 · 1,585 students
- 2495Swing Gate Infant School and NurseryBerkhamsted · Local authority Primary– · 144 students
- 2595The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St AlbansSt Albans · Local authority Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 189 students
- 2695St Augustine's Catholic Primary SchoolHoddesdon · Academy Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 238 students
- 2795St George's SchoolHarpenden · Academy Secondary63.7 Attainment 8 · 1,351 students
- 2895Maple Primary SchoolSt Albans · Local authority Primary93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 214 students
- 2994Sandringham SchoolSt Albans · Academy Secondary65.1 Attainment 8 · 1,777 students
- 3094Watford Grammar School for BoysWatford · Academy Secondary68.9 Attainment 8 · 1,590 students
- 3194Parmiter's SchoolWatford · Academy Secondary66.5 Attainment 8 · 1,496 students
- 3294Hockerill Anglo-European CollegeBishop's Stortford · Academy Secondary61.7 Attainment 8 · 903 students
- 3394Avanti Grange Secondary SchoolBishops Stortford · Academy Secondary10% Free school meals · 660 students
- 3494Watford Grammar School for GirlsWatford · Academy Secondary68.2 Attainment 8 · 1,427 students
- 3594Yavneh CollegeBorehamwood · Academy Secondary61.6 Attainment 8 · 1,085 students
- 3694The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science CollegeBishop's Stortford · Academy Secondary63.6 Attainment 8 · 1,508 students
- 3793Wood End SchoolHarpenden · Local authority Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 457 students
- 3893Goldfield Infants' and Nursery SchoolTring · Local authority Primary– · 222 students
- 3993Beaumont SchoolSt Albans · Academy Secondary62.6 Attainment 8 · 1,722 students
- 4093Nascot Wood Junior SchoolWatford · Local authority Primary88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 240 students
- 4193Sir John Lawes SchoolHarpenden · Academy Secondary62.8 Attainment 8 · 1,373 students
- 4293Mill Mead Primary AcademyHertford · Academy Primary– · 216 students
- 4393Bushey Heath Primary SchoolBushey · Local authority Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 242 students
- 4493Studlands Rise First SchoolRoyston · Local authority Primary– · 170 students
- 4592Cunningham Hill Junior SchoolSt Albans · Local authority Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 236 students
- 4692Thorley Hill Primary SchoolBishop's Stortford · Local authority Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 228 students
- 4792Holy Rood Catholic Primary SchoolWatford · Academy Primary84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 454 students
- 4892Christ Church Chorleywood CofE SchoolRickmansworth · Academy Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 230 students
- 4991Bromet Primary SchoolWatford · Academy Primary85% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 270 students
- 5091Chorleywood Primary SchoolRickmansworth · Local authority Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 205 students
- 5191Fawbert and Barnard Infants' SchoolSawbridgeworth · Local authority Primary– · 211 students
- 5291Harpenden AcademyHarpenden · Academy Primary81% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 216 students
- 5391Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery SchoolSt Albans · Local authority Primary– · 279 students
- 5491Roundwood Park SchoolHarpenden · Academy Secondary59.5 Attainment 8 · 1,421 students
- 5591St Paul's Church of England Primary School, LangleyburyKings Langley · Local authority Primary86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 226 students
- 5691Rickmansworth SchoolRickmansworth · Academy Secondary61.2 Attainment 8 · 1,575 students
- 5790Reed First SchoolRoyston · Local authority Primary– · 64 students
- 5890Simon Balle All-Through SchoolHertford · Academy All-through55.4 Attainment 8 · 1,617 students
- 5990Bovingdon Primary AcademyHemel Hempstead · Academy Primary92% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 428 students
- 6090Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolRickmansworth · Local authority Primary81% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 198 students
- 6190Little Hadham Primary SchoolWare · Local authority Primary82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 151 students
- 6290St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolRickmansworth · Local authority Primary79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 275 students
- 6389Northgate Primary SchoolBishop's Stortford · Academy Primary82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 455 students
- 6489Hertsmere Jewish Primary SchoolRadlett · Academy Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 422 students
- 6589Hitchin Girls' SchoolHitchin · Academy Secondary57.8 Attainment 8 · 1,357 students
- 6689St Albans Girls' SchoolSt Albans · Academy Secondary58.8 Attainment 8 · 1,423 students
- 6789Fleetville Junior SchoolSt Albans · Academy Primary78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 358 students
- 6889Round Diamond Primary SchoolStevenage · Academy Primary79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 436 students
- 6989The Grove Junior SchoolHarpenden · Local authority Primary82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 350 students
- 7089Queens' SchoolBushey · Academy Secondary57.5 Attainment 8 · 1,697 students
- 7189Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery SchoolSt. Albans · Academy Primary– · 243 students
- 7289Presdales SchoolWare · Academy Secondary58.9 Attainment 8 · 1,167 students
- 7389High Beeches Primary SchoolHarpenden · Local authority Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 420 students
- 7489St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St AlbansSt Albans · Local authority Primary81% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 201 students
- 7589Cuffley SchoolPotters Bar · Local authority Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 449 students
- 7689Two Waters Primary SchoolHemel Hempstead · Local authority Primary81% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 236 students
- 7788Hertingfordbury Cowper Primary SchoolHertford · Local authority Primary76% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 229 students
- 7888The Bishop's Stortford High SchoolBishop's Stortford · Local authority Secondary60.2 Attainment 8 · 1,279 students
- 7988Sheredes Primary SchoolHoddesdon · Local authority Primary78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 456 students
- 8088Pope Paul Catholic Primary SchoolPotters Bar · Academy Primary– · 214 students
- 8188Ashlyns SchoolBerkhamsted · Local authority Secondary57.9 Attainment 8 · 1,561 students
- 8287Killigrew Primary and Nursery SchoolSt Albans · Local authority Primary78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 412 students
- 8387Hitchin Boys' SchoolHitchin · Academy Secondary57.1 Attainment 8 · 1,364 students
- 8487Manor Fields Primary SchoolBishop's Stortford · Academy Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 449 students
- 8587Reedings Junior SchoolSawbridgeworth · Local authority Primary77% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 243 students
- 8687The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic SchoolStevenage · Academy Secondary57.9 Attainment 8 · 1,620 students
- 8787Cranborne Primary SchoolPotters Bar · Local authority Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 448 students
- 8887Tannery Drift SchoolRoyston · Local authority Primary– · 320 students
- 8986Samuel Lucas Primary SchoolHitchin · Local authority Primary75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 416 students
- 9086St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & NurserySt Albans · Academy Primary– · 410 students
- 9186Applecroft SchoolWelwyn Garden City · Academy Primary78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 454 students
- 9286Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary SchoolStevenage · Academy Primary– · 433 students
- 9386Bernards Heath Junior SchoolSt Albans · Local authority Primary78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 353 students
- 9486The Broxbourne SchoolBroxbourne · Academy Secondary55.4 Attainment 8 · 1,442 students
- 9586St Rose's Catholic Infant SchoolHemel Hempstead · Academy Primary– · 197 students
- 9686Yavneh Primary SchoolBorehamwood · Academy Primary78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 418 students
- 9785Broxbourne CofE Primary SchoolBroxbourne · Local authority Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 243 students
- 9885Millfield First and Nursery SchoolBuntingford · Local authority Primary– · 311 students
- 9985Richard Whittington Primary SchoolBishop's Stortford · Academy Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 273 students
- 10085Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary SchoolStevenage · Local authority Primary75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 129 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 | Bushey and Oxhey Infant School Bushey · Primary · Ages 5–7 | Local authority | 99.0 Top 5% | – | 176 |
| 3 | St Dominic Catholic Primary School HARPENDEN · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 98.7 Top 5% | – | 232 |
| 4 | The Grove Infant and Nursery School Harpenden · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Local authority | 98.7 Top 5% | – | 243 |
| 5 | Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery School Berkhamsted · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Local authority | 98.2 Top 5% | – | 141 |
| 6 | Cassiobury Infant and Nursery School Watford · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Local authority | 97.8 Top 5% | – | 310 |
| 7 | Jenyns First School and Nursery Ware · Primary · Ages 3–9 | Local authority | 97.8 Top 5% | – | 66 |
| 8 | Manland Primary School Harpenden · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 97.8 Top 5% | 91% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 204 |
| 9 | Skyswood Primary & Nursery School St Albans · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 97.5 Top 5% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 230 |
| 10 | Dame Alice Owen's School Potters Bar · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 97.4 Top 5% | 72.9 Attainment 8 | 1,467 |
| 11 | Kingshill Infant School Ware · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Local authority | 97.4 Top 5% | – | 206 |
| 12 | Malvern Way Infant and Nursery School Rickmansworth · Primary · Ages 2–7 | Local authority | 97.4 Top 5% | – | 240 |
| 13 | Strathmore Infant and Nursery School Hitchin · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Local authority | 97.4 Top 5% | – | 198 |
| 14 | The Russell School Rickmansworth · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 96.9 Top 5% | 86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 237 |
| 15 | Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School Watford · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Local authority | 96.7 Top 5% | – | 202 |
| 16 | Wheatfields Junior Mixed School St Albans · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Academy | 96.5 Top 5% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 358 |
| 17 | Harvey Road Primary School Rickmansworth · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 96.4 Top 5% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 240 |
| 18 | Parkgate Infants' and Nursery School Watford · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Local authority | 96.3 Top 5% | – | 202 |
| 19 | Crabtree Junior School Harpenden · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Academy | 96.1 Top 5% | 86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 256 |
| 20 | Fleetville Infant and Nursery School St Albans · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Academy | 95.6 Top 5% | – | 304 |
| 21 | Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School Rickmansworth · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Local authority | 95.5 Top 5% | 93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 201 |
| 22 | Prae Wood Primary School St Albans · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 95.1 Top 5% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 446 |
| 23 | St Clement Danes School Rickmansworth · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 95.1 Top 5% | 65.1 Attainment 8 | 1,585 |
| 24 | Swing Gate Infant School and Nursery Berkhamsted · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Local authority | 95.1 Top 5% | – | 144 |
| 25 | The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans St Albans · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 95.0 Top 5% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 189 |
| 26 | St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Hoddesdon · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 94.9 Top 5% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 238 |
| 27 | St George's School Harpenden · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 94.6 Top 5% | 63.7 Attainment 8 | 1,351 |
| 28 | Maple Primary School St Albans · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 94.5 Top 5% | 93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 214 |
| 29 | Sandringham School St Albans · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 94.4 Top 5% | 65.1 Attainment 8 | 1,777 |
| 30 | Watford Grammar School for Boys Watford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 94.3 Top 5% | 68.9 Attainment 8 | 1,590 |
| 31 | Parmiter's School Watford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 94.2 Top 5% | 66.5 Attainment 8 | 1,496 |
| 32 | Hockerill Anglo-European College Bishop's Stortford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 94.1 Top 5% | 61.7 Attainment 8 | 903 |
| 33 | Avanti Grange Secondary School Bishops Stortford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 93.9 Top 5% | 10% Free school meals | 660 |
| 34 | Watford Grammar School for Girls Watford · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 93.9 Top 5% | 68.2 Attainment 8 | 1,427 |
| 35 | Yavneh College Borehamwood · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 93.7 Top 5% | 61.6 Attainment 8 | 1,085 |
| 36 | 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 |
| 37 | Wood End School Harpenden · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 93.3 Top 5% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 457 |
| 38 | Goldfield Infants' and Nursery School Tring · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Local authority | 93.2 Top 5% | – | 222 |
| 39 | Beaumont School St Albans · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 93.1 Top 5% | 62.6 Attainment 8 | 1,722 |
| 40 | Nascot Wood Junior School Watford · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Local authority | 93.1 Top 5% | 88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 240 |
| 41 | Sir John Lawes School Harpenden · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 93.1 Top 5% | 62.8 Attainment 8 | 1,373 |
| 42 | Mill Mead Primary Academy Hertford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 93.0 Top 5% | – | 216 |
| 43 | Bushey Heath Primary School Bushey · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 92.7 Top 5% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 242 |
| 44 | Studlands Rise First School Royston · Primary · Ages 3–9 | Local authority | 92.5 Top 5% | – | 170 |
| 45 | Cunningham Hill Junior School St Albans · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Local authority | 92.4 Top 5% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 236 |
| 46 | Thorley Hill Primary School Bishop's Stortford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 92.4 Top 5% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 228 |
| 47 | Holy Rood Catholic Primary School Watford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 92.1 Top 5% | 84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 454 |
| 48 | Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School Rickmansworth · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 92.0 Top 5% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 230 |
| 49 | Bromet Primary School Watford · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Academy | 91.3 Top 5% | 85% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 270 |
| 50 | Chorleywood Primary School Rickmansworth · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 91.2 Top 5% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 205 |
| 51 | Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School Sawbridgeworth · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Local authority | 91.1 Top 5% | – | 211 |
| 52 | Harpenden Academy Harpenden · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 90.8 Top 5% | 81% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 216 |
| 53 | Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School St Albans · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Local authority | 90.7 Top 5% | – | 279 |
| 54 | Roundwood Park School Harpenden · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 90.6 Top 10% | 59.5 Attainment 8 | 1,421 |
| 55 | St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Langleybury Kings Langley · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 90.6 Top 10% | 86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 226 |
| 56 | Rickmansworth School Rickmansworth · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 90.5 Top 10% | 61.2 Attainment 8 | 1,575 |
| 57 | Reed First School Royston · Primary · Ages 3–9 | Local authority | 90.4 Top 10% | – | 64 |
| 58 | Simon Balle All-Through School Hertford · All-through · Ages 4–18 | Academy | 90.3 Top 10% | 55.4 Attainment 8 | 1,617 |
| 59 | Bovingdon Primary Academy Hemel Hempstead · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 90.2 Top 10% | 92% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 428 |
| 60 | Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School Rickmansworth · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 90.1 Top 10% | 81% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 198 |
| 61 | Little Hadham Primary School Ware · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 90.0 Top 10% | 82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 151 |
| 62 | St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Rickmansworth · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 89.8 Top 10% | 79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 275 |
| 63 | Northgate Primary School Bishop's Stortford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 89.3 Top 10% | 82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 455 |
| 64 | Hertsmere Jewish Primary School Radlett · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 89.2 Top 10% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 422 |
| 65 | Hitchin Girls' School Hitchin · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 89.2 Top 10% | 57.8 Attainment 8 | 1,357 |
| 66 | St Albans Girls' School St Albans · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 89.2 Top 10% | 58.8 Attainment 8 | 1,423 |
| 67 | Fleetville Junior School St Albans · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Academy | 89.1 Top 10% | 78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 358 |
| 68 | Round Diamond Primary School Stevenage · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 89.0 Top 10% | 79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 436 |
| 69 | The Grove Junior School Harpenden · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Local authority | 89.0 Top 10% | 82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 350 |
| 70 | Queens' School Bushey · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 88.9 Top 10% | 57.5 Attainment 8 | 1,697 |
| 71 | Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School St. Albans · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Academy | 88.9 Top 10% | – | 243 |
| 72 | Presdales School Ware · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 88.7 Top 10% | 58.9 Attainment 8 | 1,167 |
| 73 | High Beeches Primary School Harpenden · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Local authority | 88.6 Top 10% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 420 |
| 74 | St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans St Albans · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Local authority | 88.6 Top 10% | 81% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 201 |
| 75 | Cuffley School Potters Bar · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 88.5 Top 10% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 449 |
| 76 | Two Waters Primary School Hemel Hempstead · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 88.5 Top 10% | 81% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 236 |
| 77 | Hertingfordbury Cowper Primary School Hertford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 88.2 Top 10% | 76% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 229 |
| 78 | The Bishop's Stortford High School Bishop's Stortford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Local authority | 88.1 Top 10% | 60.2 Attainment 8 | 1,279 |
| 79 | Sheredes Primary School Hoddesdon · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 88.0 Top 10% | 78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 456 |
| 80 | Pope Paul Catholic Primary School Potters Bar · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 87.6 Top 10% | – | 214 |
| 81 | Ashlyns School Berkhamsted · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Local authority | 87.5 Top 10% | 57.9 Attainment 8 | 1,561 |
| 82 | Killigrew Primary and Nursery School St Albans · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 87.3 Top 10% | 78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 412 |
| 83 | Hitchin Boys' School Hitchin · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 87.2 Top 10% | 57.1 Attainment 8 | 1,364 |
| 84 | Manor Fields Primary School Bishop's Stortford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 87.2 Top 10% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 449 |
| 85 | Reedings Junior School Sawbridgeworth · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Local authority | 87.1 Top 10% | 77% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 243 |
| 86 | The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School Stevenage · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 86.8 Top 10% | 57.9 Attainment 8 | 1,620 |
| 87 | Cranborne Primary School Potters Bar · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 86.6 Top 10% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 448 |
| 88 | Tannery Drift School Royston · Primary · Ages 3–9 | Local authority | 86.6 Top 10% | – | 320 |
| 89 | Samuel Lucas Primary School Hitchin · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 86.4 Top 10% | 75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 416 |
| 90 | St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery St Albans · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 86.3 Top 10% | – | 410 |
| 91 | Applecroft School Welwyn Garden City · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 86.1 Top 10% | 78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 454 |
| 92 | Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School Stevenage · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 86.0 Top 10% | – | 433 |
| 93 | Bernards Heath Junior School St Albans · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Local authority | 85.9 Top 10% | 78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 353 |
| 94 | The Broxbourne School Broxbourne · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 85.9 Top 10% | 55.4 Attainment 8 | 1,442 |
| 95 | St Rose's Catholic Infant School Hemel Hempstead · Primary · Ages 2–7 | Academy | 85.7 Top 10% | – | 197 |
| 96 | Yavneh Primary School Borehamwood · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 85.5 Top 10% | 78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 418 |
| 97 | Broxbourne CofE Primary School Broxbourne · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 85.4 Top 10% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 243 |
| 98 | Millfield First and Nursery School Buntingford · Primary · Ages 3–9 | Local authority | 84.9 Top 10% | – | 311 |
| 99 | Richard Whittington Primary School Bishop's Stortford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 84.9 Top 10% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 273 |
| 100 | Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School Stevenage · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 84.8 Top 10% | 75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 129 |
Crabtree Infants' School in Harpenden leads the 2025 list of state schools in Hertfordshire with a Success Index (England) of 99.4. Of the 100 schools shown, 51 are local authority, 49 are academy.
For the full picture see the wider East of England state 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 state school in Hertfordshire?
Crabtree Infants' School in Harpenden, East of England ranks first among state schools in Hertfordshire with a Success Index (England) of 99.4 out of 100 (Pupils on roll: 178).
How are state 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.
Are these 2025 rankings official?
No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official English data (DfE – Get Information About Schools; DfE – Compare school and college performance). Independent schools rarely appear in the performance tables, so most receive no attainment components and no score.