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Schools in Hertsmere

  • 41State-funded schools
  • 31Primary
  • 8Secondary

Admissions are run by Hertfordshire for the whole county.

Applications per placeCircle size: applications
Applications per place · secondary
2.0
1.0 below Hertfordshire median (3.0)
Median school in Hertsmere
New Ofsted report cards
4of 41 schools
Results by area
First choice · secondary · Hertfordshire-wide
77%
Hertfordshire admissions

What has Ofsted found here?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report cards 4 schools of 41 · since November 2025

  • Inclusion
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Early years
  • Leadership and governance

One dot per school.

Overall grade from Ofsted's previous framework 29 schools · graded 2011 to 2024

  • Outstanding3
  • Good24
  • Requires improvement2
  • Inadequate0

Includes grades confirmed by a later ungraded inspection. Not comparable with report cards.

Graded 2024/25, no overall grade 8 schools

Key judgementOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of education251–
Behaviour and attitudes251–
Personal development26––
Leadership and management251–

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Secondary schools in Hertsmere

8 schools · Year 7 entry 2026

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Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sorted by Attainment 8, highest first.

Sorted by the date of the latest Ofsted inspection, newest first.

Sorted by name.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeAttainment 8FSM
Queens' School Graded · no overall grade2025 6.0 applications per place 56.2 11%
Dame Alice Owen's School Outstanding2023 4.0 applications per place 73.6 4%
Yavneh College Faith Good2023 2.1 applications per place 59.5 6%
Bushey Meads School Graded · no overall grade2025 2.0 applications per place 42.5 23%
The Grange Academy Graded · no overall grade2024 1.4 applications per place 48.2 26%
Gracewood Academy Requires improvement2022 1.0 applications per place – 29%
Hertswood Academy Graded · no overall grade2025 1.0 applications per place 35.4 33%
Elstree Screen Arts Academy Graded · no overall grade2025 no data 33.2 28%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Primary schools in Hertsmere

31 schools · Reception entry 2026

Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeSATs standardFSM
Bushey Heath Primary School Outstanding2024 5.8 applications per place 83% 8%
Hartsbourne Primary School Good2024 4.7 applications per place 73% 6%
Woodlands Primary School 2026 4.3 applications per place 66% 34%
Bournehall Primary School Graded · no overall grade2024 3.8 applications per place 77% 19%
Ladbrooke Junior Mixed and Infant School Remains Good2022 3.8 applications per place 70% 19%
The Wroxham School Good2024 3.6 applications per place 77% 9%
Parkside Community Primary School Standards maintained2025 3.4small intake applications per place 59% 46%
Monksmead School Remains Good2022 3.3 applications per place 48% 19%
Newberries Primary School Good2022 3.1 applications per place 67% 10%
Cranborne Primary School Remains Good2023 2.8 applications per place 87% 9%
St Teresa Catholic Primary School Faith Standards maintained2025 2.8 applications per place 63% 12%
Pope Paul Catholic Primary School Faith Remains Good2022 2.8 applications per place – 8%
Shenley Primary School Good2023 2.7 applications per place 31% 39%
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery Faith Remains Good2023 2.6 applications per place 77% 5%
Clore Shalom School Faith Standards maintained2025 2.5 applications per place 68% 2%
Hertsmere Jewish Primary School Faith Good2024 2.4 applications per place 80% 3%
Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery Good2023 2.4 applications per place – 12%
Kenilworth Primary School 2026 2.3 applications per place 37% 29%
Yavneh Primary School Faith Standards maintained2025 2.2 applications per place 78% 1%
Meryfield Primary School Remains Good2022 2.1 applications per place 58% 21%
Saffron Green Primary School Graded · no overall grade2025 2.1 applications per place 36% 35%
Little Reddings Primary School Remains Good2023 2.1 applications per place 43% 33%
St John's Church of England Infant and Nursery School Faith Good2022 2.1 applications per place – 13%
Cowley Hill School 2026 2.0 applications per place 75% 30%
Summerswood Primary School Requires improvement2024 1.9 applications per place 40% 23%
St Giles' CofE Primary School Faith 2026 1.7small intake applications per place 40% 33%
Highwood Primary School Good2023 1.6 applications per place 41% 20%
Oakmere Primary School Graded · no overall grade2024 1.4 applications per place 52% 36%
Ashfield Junior School Good2023 no data 75% 16%
Bushey Manor Junior School Good2023 no data 68% 9%
Fair Field Junior School Remains Good2023 no data 73% 20%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

Special schools and other provision

2 schools