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Education in Hertsmere

District

The south west of the East of England. 110,242 people in 101 square kilometres.

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

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Under 25250 or more

Hertsmere had 58 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

CouncilGreat Britain only
58
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Hertsmere had 58 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: Hertsmere among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Hertsmere is 58.

Schools

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

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Schools in Hertsmere

Hertsmere has 58 open schools: 31 primary, 8 secondary, 6 special and 13 independent.

Outstanding
2
Good
13
Requires improvement
2
Inadequate
0

17 of the 41 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between January 2020 and June 2024.

4 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

8 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.

Schools rated Outstanding in Hertsmere

2 schools had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

Bushey Heath Primary School (January 2024), Dame Alice Owen's School (December 2023).

Primary (31)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Ashfield Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled school7 to 11219Good (overall), June 202375% met KS2 standard
Bournehall Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11205Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade77% met KS2 standard
Bushey Heath Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11242Outstanding (overall), January 202483% met KS2 standard
Bushey Manor Junior SchoolCommunity school7 to 11235Good (overall), March 202368% met KS2 standard
Clore Shalom SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11186Standards maintained, April 2025Good (overall), January 202068% met KS2 standard
Cowley Hill SchoolCommunity school3 to 11416Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met75% met KS2 standard
Cranborne Primary SchoolFoundation school3 to 11448School remains Good, February 202387% met KS2 standard
Fair Field Junior SchoolAcademy converter7 to 11206School remains Good, March 202373% met KS2 standard
Hartsbourne Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11195Good (overall), April 202473% met KS2 standard
Hertsmere Jewish Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11422Good (overall), March 202480% met KS2 standard
Highwood Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11445Good (overall), June 202341% met KS2 standard
Kenilworth Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11210Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met37% met KS2 standard
Ladbrooke Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolCommunity school3 to 11226School remains Good, October 202270% met KS2 standard
Little Reddings Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11312School remains Good, March 202343% met KS2 standard
Merry Hill Infant School and NurseryCommunity school3 to 7166Good (overall), December 2023
Meryfield Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11450School remains Good, May 202258% met KS2 standard
Monksmead SchoolCommunity school4 to 11208School remains Good, November 202248% met KS2 standard
Newberries Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11188Good (overall), November 202267% met KS2 standard
Oakmere Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11226Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade52% met KS2 standard
Parkside Community Primary SchoolFoundation school2 to 11213Standards maintained, March 2025Good (overall), January 202059% met KS2 standard
Pope Paul Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11214School remains Good, September 2022
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and NurseryVoluntary aided school3 to 11346School remains Good, March 202377% met KS2 standard
Saffron Green Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11177Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade36% met KS2 standard
Shenley Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11119Good (overall), September 202331% met KS2 standard
St Giles' CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 1183Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met40% met KS2 standard
St John's Church of England Infant and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter3 to 7191Good (overall), May 2022
St Teresa Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11196Standards maintained, April 202563% met KS2 standard
Summerswood Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11344Requires improvement (overall), April 202440% met KS2 standard
The Wroxham SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11218Good (overall), June 202477% met KS2 standard
Woodlands Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11218Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met66% met KS2 standard
Yavneh Primary SchoolFree schools4 to 11418Standards maintained, April 202578% met KS2 standard

Secondary (8)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Bushey Meads SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,200Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 42.5
Dame Alice Owen's SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,467Outstanding (overall), December 2023Attainment 8: 73.6
Elstree Screen Arts AcademyUniversity technical college14 to 19524Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 33.2
Gracewood AcademyAcademy converter11 to 18420Requires improvement (overall), November 2022, before the school changed
Hertswood AcademyAcademy converter11 to 181,144Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 35.4
Queens' SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,697Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 56.2
The Grange AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 18928Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 48.2
Yavneh CollegeAcademy converter11 to 181,085Good (overall), November 2023Attainment 8: 59.5

Special (6)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Chase House SchoolOther independent special school7 to 167No outcome in Ofsted's file
Elysium Healthcare Potters Bar Clinic SchoolOther independent special school11 to 1915No outcome in Ofsted's file
Falconer SchoolCommunity special school11 to 1654Some aspects not as strong, March 2025
Fenton Grange SchoolOther independent special school11 to 187No outcome in Ofsted's file
Meadow Wood SchoolCommunity special school3 to 1136School remains Good, March 2023
The Orchard SchoolOther independent special school11 to 184No outcome in Ofsted's file

Independent (13)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Aldenham SchoolOther independent school3 to 19849Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Edge Grove SchoolOther independent school2 to 13311Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Gurukula - The Hare Krishna Primary SchoolOther independent school4 to 1154Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Haberdashers' Boys' SchoolOther independent school4 to 181,429Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Haberdashers' Girls' SchoolOther independent school4 to 181,118Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Immanuel CollegeOther independent school11 to 18341Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Lochinver House SchoolOther independent school3 to 13314Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Longwood SchoolOther independent school3 to 1165Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Manor Lodge SchoolOther independent school2 to 11458Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Radlett Preparatory School LtdOther independent school3 to 11250Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
St Margaret's SchoolOther independent school2 to 18799Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Stormont SchoolOther independent school4 to 11112Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
The Purcell SchoolOther independent school8 to 19192Not 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.