Primary schools in Harpenden

13 primary schools in Harpenden, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings.

Harpenden in figures

For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 11 schools in Harpenden first 465 times for 425 places: 1.09 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Hertfordshire authority's 364 schools. 6 of the 11 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 6 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.35 miles (Manland Primary School) to 5.57 miles (Harpenden Academy).

Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.

Crabtree Infants' SchoolOutstanding · AL5 5PU
Crabtree Junior SchoolOutstanding · AL5 5PU
High Beeches Primary SchoolOutstanding · AL5 5SD
St Dominic Catholic Primary SchoolOutstanding · AL5 1PF
The Grove Infant and Nursery SchoolOutstanding · AL5 1QD
The Lea Primary School and NurseryOutstanding · AL5 4LE
Wood End SchoolOutstanding · AL5 3EF
Manland Primary SchoolGood · AL5 4QW
Sauncey Wood Primary SchoolGood · AL5 5HL
The Grove Junior SchoolGood · AL5 1QB
Harpenden AcademyGood (2019) · AL5 4EL
Roundwood Primary SchoolExpected standard · AL5 3AD
St Nicholas CofE VA Primary SchoolExpected standard · AL5 2TP

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