# Education in East Hertfordshire

The south west of the East of England. 158,033 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 476 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for East Hertfordshire, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

In: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england)

## Number of schools

East Hertfordshire: **89** (2026, council level, Great Britain only). Source: Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government. Published 15 October 2026.

East Hertfordshire had 89 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/number-of-schools?place=E07000242) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/number-of-schools) · https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire/education#l-schools-count

## Schools

Exact point level, Great Britain only. Source: Department for Education and Ofsted and Department for Education and Welsh Government and Scottish Government and Ordnance Survey.

Published as points, so there is no single figure for East Hertfordshire. The map shows each one.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?place=E07000242) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) · https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire/education#l-schools

## Schools in East Hertfordshire

East Hertfordshire has 89 open schools: 61 primary, 14 secondary, 1 all-through, 6 special, 1 sixth form and further education and 6 independent.

| Latest Ofsted grade | Schools |
| --- | --- |
| Outstanding | 6 |
| Good | 22 |
| Requires improvement | 1 |
| Inadequate | 0 |

29 of the 80 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between December 2019 and July 2024.
9 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.
11 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.
Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

### Primary (61) (61)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted | Results (KS2 2024/25) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Abel Smith School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abel-smith-school-e117111) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 226 | Outstanding (overall), July 2024 | 55% met KS2 standard |
| [All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Bishop's Stortford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-saints-church-of-england-primary-school-and-nursery-bishops-stortford-e117472) | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 11 | 208 | School remains Good, March 2023 | 61% met KS2 standard |
| [All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Datchworth](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-saints-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-primary-school-datchworth-e117430) | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 120 | Good (overall), June 2024 | 67% met KS2 standard |
| [Anstey First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/anstey-first-school-e117218) | Community school | 2 to 9 | 39 | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Ardeley St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ardeley-st-lawrence-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-primary-school-e117420) | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 11 | 46 | Good (overall), September 2022 | – |
| [Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aston-st-marys-church-of-england-aided-primary-school-e117421) | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 129 | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 75% met KS2 standard |
| [Avanti Brook Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/avanti-brook-primary-school-e149537) | Free schools | 2 to 11 | 95 | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Avanti Meadows Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/avanti-meadows-primary-school-e147834) | Free schools | 3 to 11 | 315 | Good (overall), March 2024 | 47% met KS2 standard |
| [Bayford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bayford-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-primary-school-e117387) | Voluntary controlled school | 3 to 11 | 87 | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 23% met KS2 standard |
| [Bengeo Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bengeo-primary-school-e117361) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 449 | Outstanding (overall), September 2023 | 61% met KS2 standard |
| [Benington Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/benington-church-of-england-primary-school-e117389) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 94 | School remains Good, June 2024 | 82% met KS2 standard |
| [Buntingford First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/buntingford-first-school-e149748) | Free schools | 2 to 9 | 165 | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Christ Church CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-cofe-va-primary-school-and-nursery-e117473) | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 11 | 332 | School remains Good, July 2023 | 54% met KS2 standard |
| [Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fawbert-and-barnard-infants-school-e117149) | Community school | 3 to 7 | 211 | Outstanding (overall), March 2024 | – |
| [Furneux Pelham Church of England School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/furneux-pelham-church-of-england-school-e117394) | Voluntary controlled school | 3 to 11 | 107 | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 42% met KS2 standard |
| [Hertford Heath Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hertford-heath-primary-and-nursery-school-e117125) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 207 | School remains Good, December 2022 | 36% met KS2 standard |
| [Hertford St Andrew CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hertford-st-andrew-cofe-primary-school-e117397) | Voluntary controlled school | 3 to 11 | 156 | Some aspects not as strong, December 2024 | – |
| [Hertingfordbury Cowper Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hertingfordbury-cowper-primary-school-e117563) | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 11 | 229 | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 76% met KS2 standard |
| [High Wych Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/high-wych-church-of-england-primary-school-e117398) | Voluntary controlled school | 3 to 11 | 224 | School remains Good, November 2023 | 63% met KS2 standard |
| [Hillmead Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hillmead-primary-school-e117310) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 223 | School remains Good, March 2024 | 77% met KS2 standard |
| [Hollybush Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hollybush-primary-school-e117263) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 190 | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 32% met KS2 standard |
| [Hormead Church of England (VA) First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hormead-church-of-england-va-first-school-e117439) | Voluntary aided school | 2 to 9 | 143 | Good (overall), May 2024 | – |
| [Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hunsdon-junior-mixed-and-infant-school-e117117) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 93 | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 73% met KS2 standard |
| [Jenyns First School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/jenyns-first-school-and-nursery-e117087) | Community school | 3 to 9 | 66 | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Kingshill Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingshill-infant-school-e117319) | Community school | 3 to 7 | 206 | Good (overall), January 2023 | – |
| [Layston Church of England First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/layston-church-of-england-first-school-e117390) | Voluntary controlled school | 5 to 9 | 124 | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Little Hadham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/little-hadham-primary-school-e117126) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 151 | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 82% met KS2 standard |
| [Little Munden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/little-munden-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-primary-school-e117402) | Voluntary controlled school | 3 to 11 | 78 | School remains Good, February 2023 | 56% met KS2 standard |
| [Mandeville Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mandeville-primary-school-e117305) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 318 | Good (overall), February 2023 | 77% met KS2 standard |
| [Manor Fields Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/manor-fields-primary-school-e144960) | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 449 | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 80% met KS2 standard |
| [Mill Mead Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mill-mead-primary-academy-e150620) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 216 | Standards maintained, June 2025 | – |
| [Millfield First and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/millfield-first-and-nursery-school-e117309) | Community school | 3 to 9 | 311 | Good (overall), November 2023 | – |
| [Morgans Primary School & Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/morgans-primary-school-and-nursery-e117363) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 346 | Good (overall), December 2023 | 58% met KS2 standard |
| [Northgate Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northgate-primary-school-e138539) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 455 | Good (overall), November 2023 | 82% met KS2 standard |
| [Priors Wood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/priors-wood-primary-school-e117271) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 231 | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 48% met KS2 standard |
| [Puller Memorial, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/puller-memorial-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-primary-school-e117453) | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 11 | 45 | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 56% met KS2 standard |
| [Reedings Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/reedings-junior-school-e117280) | Community school | 7 to 11 | 243 | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, March 2024 | 77% met KS2 standard |
| [Richard Whittington Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/richard-whittington-primary-school-e151078) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 273 | School remains Good, November 2019 | 80% met KS2 standard |
| [Roger De Clare First CofE School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/roger-de-clare-first-cofe-school-e117406) | Voluntary controlled school | 3 to 9 | 211 | Good (overall), April 2024 | – |
| [Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sacred-heart-catholic-primary-school-e148498) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 202 | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 68% met KS2 standard |
| [Spellbrook CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/spellbrook-cofe-primary-school-e117405) | Voluntary controlled school | 3 to 11 | 105 | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 53% met KS2 standard |
| [St Andrew's CE Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrews-ce-primary-school-and-nursery-e117444) | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 11 | 213 | School remains Good, July 2023 | 70% met KS2 standard |
| [St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrews-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-primary-school-e117407) | Voluntary controlled school | 3 to 11 | 193 | School remains Good, November 2023 | 57% met KS2 standard |
| [St Catherine's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-catherines-church-of-england-primary-school-e117410) | Voluntary controlled school | 3 to 11 | 415 | School remains Good, July 2024 | 56% met KS2 standard |
| [St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-the-baptist-voluntary-aided-church-of-england-primary-school-e117432) | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 155 | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | 61% met KS2 standard |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Hertford)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-hertford-e148493) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 224 | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 46% met KS2 standard |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-b-s-e148491) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 436 | Good (overall), December 2022 | 66% met KS2 standard |
| [St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-voluntary-controlled-church-of-england-junior-school-e117409) | Voluntary controlled school | 7 to 11 | 231 | Good (overall), July 2023 | 65% met KS2 standard |
| [St Michael's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-church-of-england-primary-school-e117426) | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 11 | 226 | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 68% met KS2 standard |
| [St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-of-canterbury-catholic-primary-school-e148495) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 112 | Good (overall), February 2023 | 56% met KS2 standard |
| [Stapleford Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stapleford-primary-school-e117455) | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 11 | 82 | Good (overall), May 2024 | – |
| [Summercroft Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/summercroft-primary-school-e137351) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 436 | School remains Good, December 2022 | 73% met KS2 standard |
| [Tewin Cowper Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tewin-cowper-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-primary-school-e117457) | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 122 | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 35% met KS2 standard |
| [Thorley Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thorley-hill-primary-school-e117230) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 228 | School remains Good, March 2024 | 87% met KS2 standard |
| [Thorn Grove Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thorn-grove-primary-school-e117277) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 223 | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 60% met KS2 standard |
| [Thundridge Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thundridge-church-of-england-primary-school-e117408) | Voluntary controlled school | 3 to 11 | 91 | Good (overall), March 2023 | – |
| [Walkern Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/walkern-primary-school-e117154) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 154 | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 79% met KS2 standard |
| [Watton-at-Stone Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/watton-at-stone-primary-and-nursery-school-e117171) | Community school | 2 to 11 | 235 | School remains Good, March 2023 | 73% met KS2 standard |
| [Wheatcroft Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wheatcroft-primary-school-e117328) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 319 | Good (overall), November 2023 | 51% met KS2 standard |
| [Widford School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/widford-school-e117176) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 65 | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 63% met KS2 standard |
| [Windhill21](https://openindex.co.uk/school/windhill21-e141851) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 451 | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 70% met KS2 standard |

### Secondary (14) (14)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted | Results (KS2 2024/25, KS4 2025/26) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Avanti Grange Secondary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/avanti-grange-secondary-school-e149078) | Free schools | 11 to 18 | 660 | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Birchwood High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birchwood-high-school-e137637) | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,417 | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8: 45.5 |
| [Edwinstree Church of England Middle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/edwinstree-church-of-england-middle-school-e117554) | Voluntary controlled school | 9 to 13 | 486 | School remains Good, April 2024 | 43% met KS2 standard |
| [Freman College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/freman-college-e137002) | Academy converter | 13 to 18 | 1,049 | School remains Good, June 2024 | Attainment 8: 51.8 |
| [Hockerill Anglo-European College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hockerill-anglo-european-college-e136482) | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 903 | Good (overall), June 2022 | Attainment 8: 62.3 |
| [Leventhorpe](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leventhorpe-e137156) | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,463 | Good (overall), April 2024 | Attainment 8: 47.1 |
| [Presdales School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/presdales-school-e137985) | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,167 | Outstanding (overall), March 2024 | Attainment 8: 58.7 |
| [Ralph Sadleir School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ralph-sadleir-school-e140249) | Academy converter | 9 to 13 | 283 | Requires improvement (overall), April 2024 | 40% met KS2 standard |
| [Richard Hale School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/richard-hale-school-e139873) | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,207 | Good (overall), July 2024 | Attainment 8: 54.0 |
| [St Mary's Catholic School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-school-e148499) | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,106 | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8: 56.8 |
| [The Bishop's Stortford High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-bishops-stortford-high-school-e117577) | Foundation school | 11 to 18 | 1,279 | School remains Outstanding, May 2023 | Attainment 8: 58.8 |
| [The Chauncy School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-chauncy-school-e137090) | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,515 | School remains Outstanding, June 2023 | Attainment 8: 49.4 |
| [The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-hertfordshire-and-essex-high-school-and-science-college-e140786) | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,508 | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 | Attainment 8: 62.0 |
| [The Sele School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-sele-school-e138484) | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 382 | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8: 35.1 |

### All-through (1) (1)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted | Results (KS2 2024/25) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Simon Balle All-Through School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/simon-balle-all-through-school-e140294) | Academy converter | 4 to 18 | 1,617 | School remains Outstanding, April 2024 | 84% met KS2 standard |

### Special (6) (6)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Amwell View School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/amwell-view-school-e117684) | Community special school | 2 to 19 | 194 | School remains Outstanding, April 2024 |
| [Middleton School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/middleton-school-e117676) | Community special school | 4 to 11 | 113 | Outstanding (overall), April 2024 |
| [Pinewood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pinewood-school-e141251) | Academy special converter | 11 to 16 | 206 | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met |
| [St Elizabeth's Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-elizabeths-centre-e132015) | Special post 16 institution | 16 to 25 | – | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| [St Elizabeth's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-elizabeths-school-e117665) | Non-maintained special school | 5 to 19 | 64 | School remains Good, October 2023 |
| [White Trees Independent School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/white-trees-independent-school-e140655) | Other independent special school | 11 to 18 | 76 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |

### Sixth form and further education (1) (1)

| School | Type | Ages | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hertford Regional College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hertford-regional-college-e130722) | Further education | 16 to 99 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |

### Independent (6) (6)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bishop's Stortford College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bishops-stortford-college-e117605) | Other independent school | 3 to 18 | 1,241 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| [Duncombe School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/duncombe-school-e117628) | Other independent school | 2 to 11 | 230 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| [Haileybury College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/haileybury-college-e117607) | Other independent school | 11 to 18 | 924 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| [Heath Mount School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heath-mount-school-e117621) | Other independent school | 2 to 13 | 503 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| [Hertford Prep](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hertford-prep-e117629) | Other independent school | 2 to 11 | 130 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| [St Edmund's College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-edmunds-college-e117633) | Other independent school | 2 to 19 | 684 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

## More on this place

- [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire)
- [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire/housing) (17)
- [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire/crime) (13)
- [People](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire/people) (24)
- [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire/deprivation) (8)
- [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire/health) (4)
- [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire/environment) (9)
- [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire/transport) (4)
- [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire/connectivity) (5)
- [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire/planning) (3)
- [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire/economy) (4)
- [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire/council-tax) (10)
- [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire/elections) (7)
- [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire/services) (3)
- [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire/sources) (28)

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