Schools in East Hertfordshire
82 state-funded schools, 29,061 pupils. 93.7% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 15 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
1 school has been inspected under Ofsted's post-September-2024 report-card framework, which replaces the single 1–4 grade with separate judgments. Those are excluded from the percentages above rather than mapped onto the old scale, because the two scales have no clean equivalence. 2 schools are awaiting a first inspection.
Quick answers
How many schools are there in East Hertfordshire?
East Hertfordshire has 82 state-funded schools teaching 29,061 pupils. 63 primary, 15 secondary, 4 special.
What percentage of schools in East Hertfordshire are Good or Outstanding?
93.7% of the 79 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in East Hertfordshire are rated Good or Outstanding: 15 Outstanding and 59 Good. 5 require improvement and 0 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in East Hertfordshire are rated Outstanding?
15 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in East Hertfordshire: Simon Balle All-Through School, The Chauncy School, The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College, The Bishop's Stortford High School, Presdales School, Avanti Grange Secondary School, and 9 more listed below.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- Simon Balle All-Through SchoolSecondary1,561Outstanding 2024
- The Chauncy SchoolSecondary1,515Outstanding 2023
- The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science CollegeSecondary1,450Outstanding 2023
- The Bishop's Stortford High SchoolSecondary1,260Outstanding 2023
- Presdales SchoolSecondary1,166Outstanding 2024
- Avanti Grange Secondary SchoolSecondary464Outstanding 2025
- Windhill21Primary456Outstanding 2018
- Bengeo Primary SchoolPrimary450Outstanding 2023
- Abel Smith SchoolPrimary233Outstanding 2024
- Fawbert and Barnard Infants' SchoolPrimary212Outstanding 2024
- Amwell View SchoolSpecial184Outstanding 2024
- Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary SchoolPrimary132Outstanding 2025
- Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolPrimary116Outstanding 2018
- Middleton SchoolSpecial112Outstanding 2024
- Jenyns First School and NurseryPrimary64Outstanding 2023
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 63 | 60 | 95% |
| Secondary | 15 | 15 | 93.3% |
| Special | 4 | 4 | 75% |
Every school in East Hertfordshire
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Simon Balle All-Through School | Secondary | 1,561 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Chauncy School | Secondary | 1,515 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Leventhorpe | Secondary | 1,471 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Birchwood High School | Secondary | 1,454 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College | Secondary | 1,450 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Bishop's Stortford High School | Secondary | 1,260 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Richard Hale School | Secondary | 1,209 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Presdales School | Secondary | 1,166 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Mary's Catholic School | Secondary | 1,121 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Freman College | Secondary | 1,022 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hockerill Anglo-European College | Secondary | 926 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Edwinstree Church of England Middle School | Secondary | 485 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Avanti Grange Secondary School | Secondary | 464 | Outstanding2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Windhill21 | Primary | 456 | Outstanding2018 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bengeo Primary School | Primary | 450 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Northgate Primary School | Primary | 449 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Manor Fields Primary School | Primary | 447 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Summercroft Primary School | Primary | 443 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S | Primary | 429 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Sele School | Secondary | 396 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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