Primary schools in Hertford
15 primary schools in Hertford, 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. All-through schools, which take pupils from 4 to 18, are listed on both the primary and the secondary page for their town.
Hertford in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 15 schools in Hertford first 446 times for 434 places: 1.03 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Hertfordshire authority's 364 schools. 4 of the 15 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 5 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.36 miles (Mill Mead Primary Academy) to 3.00 miles (Bayford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School).
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
- Abel Smith School
- Bengeo Primary School
- Simon Balle All-Through School
- Hertford Heath Primary and Nursery School
- Morgans Primary School & Nursery
- Ponsbourne St Mary's Church of England Primary School
- Stapleford Primary School
- Watton-at-Stone Primary and Nursery School
- Wheatcroft Primary School
- Bayford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
- Hertingfordbury Cowper Primary School
- Hollybush Primary School
- Hertford St Andrew CofE Primary School
- Mill Mead Primary Academy
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Hertford)
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Browse by authority: Hertfordshire · compare schools side by side · the map. School data: DfE & Ofsted, Open Government Licence v3.0.