Schools in Hertford
Hertford, the county town of Hertfordshire, has 22 state schools coordinated by Hertfordshire County Council. Hertfordshire operates a well-documented 'qualifying distance' system for its community and voluntary-controlled schools, in which the county calculates distances using a proprietary GIS algorithm rather than a simple straight line. Parents should check the council's PAN and qualifying-distance data published each December for the forthcoming intake.
Secondary admissions in the Hertford area are shaped by the proximity of Bishop's Stortford and Ware, meaning some families consider schools across town boundaries. A small number of grammar schools in Hertfordshire also draw pupils from the Hertford area via selective tests held in September.
School demand in Hertford
Across the 20 schools in Hertford with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 88%. 1 of them is currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
7 schools in Hertford have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
6 of the schools in Hertford are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Hertfordshire, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
7 of the schools in Hertford have a current Ofsted rating, of which 7 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary Schools in Hertford (14)
Abel Smith School
Primary · Community school
Hertford · SG13 8AE
Hertford Heath Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Community school
Hertford · SG13 7QW
Watton-at-Stone Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Community school
Hertford · SG14 3SG
Hollybush Primary School
Primary · Community school
Hertford · SG14 2DF
Wheatcroft Primary School
Primary · Community school
Hertford · SG13 7HQ
Bengeo Primary School
Primary · Community school
Hertford · SG14 3DX
Morgans Primary School & Nursery
Primary · Community school
Hertford · SG13 8DR
Bayford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Hertford · SG13 8PX
Ponsbourne St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Hertford · SG13 8RA
Hertford St Andrew CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Hertford · SG14 2EP
Stapleford Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Hertford · SG14 3NB
Hertingfordbury Cowper Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Hertford · SG14 2LR
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Hertford)
Primary · Academy converter
Hertford · SG14 2BU
Mill Mead Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Hertford · SG14 3AA
Secondary Schools in Hertford (2)
Other Schools in Hertford (6)
Haileybury College
Not applicable · Other independent school
Hertford · SG13 7NU
Heath Mount School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Hertford · SG14 3NG
Duncombe School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Hertford · SG14 3JA
Hertford Prep
Not applicable · Other independent school
Hertford · SG14 2LX
Simon Balle All-Through School
Special · Academy converter
Hertford · SG13 8AJ
Hailey Hall School
Not applicable · Academy special converter
Hertford · SG13 7PB
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Hertford are set by Hertfordshire and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.