Schools in North Hertfordshire
65 state-funded schools, 19,122 pupils. 90.6% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 8 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.
Quick answers
How many schools are there in North Hertfordshire?
North Hertfordshire has 65 state-funded schools teaching 19,122 pupils. 53 primary, 7 secondary, 2 nursery.
What percentage of schools in North Hertfordshire are Good or Outstanding?
90.6% of the 64 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in North Hertfordshire are rated Good or Outstanding: 8 Outstanding and 50 Good. 6 require improvement and 0 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in North Hertfordshire are rated Outstanding?
8 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in North Hertfordshire: Hitchin Girls' School, Round Diamond Primary School, Samuel Lucas Junior Mixed and Infant School, St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin, St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School, York Road Nursery School, and 2 more listed below.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- Hitchin Girls' SchoolSecondary1,356Outstanding 2024
- Round Diamond Primary SchoolPrimary453Outstanding 2017
- Samuel Lucas Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolPrimary419Outstanding 2023
- St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, HitchinPrimary253Outstanding 2024
- St Mary Roman Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary236Outstanding 2024
- York Road Nursery SchoolNursery106Outstanding 2023
- Weston Way Nursery SchoolNursery71Outstanding 2024
- North Herts Education Support CentreAlternative provisionOutstanding 2023
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 53 | 53 | 88.7% |
| Secondary | 7 | 6 | 100% |
| Nursery | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Special | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Alternative provision | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Every school in North Hertfordshire
Showing 20 of 65 schools.
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The Knights Templar School | Secondary | 1,414 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hitchin Boys' School | Secondary | 1,357 | Outstanding2021 | OfstedWebsite | |
Hitchin Girls' School | Secondary | 1,356 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Priory School | Secondary | 1,242 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Highfield School Grade inherited from previous URN 117537 | Secondary | 978 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
King James Academy Royston | Secondary | 939 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Fearnhill School | Secondary | 601 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Round Diamond Primary School | Primary | 453 | Outstanding2017 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lordship Farm Primary School | Primary | 446 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Highover Junior Mixed and Infant School | Primary | 434 | Good2020 | — | OfstedWebsite |
William Ransom Primary School | Primary | 422 | Requires Improvement2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Samuel Lucas Junior Mixed and Infant School | Primary | 419 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hartsfield Junior Mixed and Infant School | Primary | 410 | Good2016 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Knebworth Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 404 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Icknield Walk First School | Primary | 345 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Tannery Drift School | Primary | 325 | Good2020 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Codicote Church of England Primary School | Primary | 277 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy | Primary | 263 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin | Primary | 253 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Whitehill Junior School | Primary | 241 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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