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Abel Smith School
Primary • Community school • Hertford
Outstanding
Best Primary schools in East Hertfordshire
Top 20 by latest Ofsted graded judgements
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Top 3 primary schools in East Hertfordshire
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These rankings cover primary schools in the district of East Hertfordshire based on the most recent graded Ofsted inspections. We order by headline grade first, then by publication date; ties are broken using “Quality of education” (where available), then contextual signals.
Graded primary schools
20
Outstanding
6
Good
14
Median inspection year
2023
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 30% · G: 70% · RI: 0% · I: 0%
Summary
Outstanding: 6
Good: 14
Requires improvement: 0
Inadequate: 0
Earliest inspection
Jan 2015
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Latest inspection
Sep 2024
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These rankings use each school’s latest graded Ofsted inspection. Ungraded visits do not replace the most recent graded judgement.
2
Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School
Primary • Community school • Sawbridgeworth
Outstanding
3
Bengeo Primary School
Primary • Community school • Hertford
Outstanding
4
Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School
Primary • Community school • Ware
Outstanding
5
Windhill21
Primary • Academy converter • Bishop's Stortford
Outstanding
6
Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School
Primary • Voluntary aided school • Stevenage
Outstanding
7
All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Datchworth
Primary • Voluntary aided school • Knebworth
Good
8
Hormead Church of England (VA) First School
Primary • Voluntary aided school • Buntingford
Good
9
Roger De Clare First CofE School
Primary • Voluntary controlled school • Ware
Good
10
Stapleford Primary School
Primary • Voluntary aided school • Hertford
Good
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How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade orders: Outstanding (1), then Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- We may consider contextual signals (e.g., %FSM, roll size) to break remaining ties.
Ungraded visits don’t replace the last graded judgement.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1) — highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2) — consistently meets standards.
- Requires improvement (3) — not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4) — significant weaknesses found.
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