1
Parmiter's School
Watford • Hertfordshire • WD25 0UU
1
11 Sep 2024
Top 10 Secondary schools in Hertfordshire
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2022)
This Top 10 showcases secondary schools in the county of Hertfordshire. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total secondary schools
80
Outstanding
21
Good
47
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 28% · G: 64% · RI: 7% · I: 1%
2
The Broxbourne School
Broxbourne • Hertfordshire • EN10 7FU
1
9 Sep 2024
3
St Clement Danes School
Rickmansworth • Hertfordshire • WD3 6EW
1
12 May 2024
4
Watford Grammar School for Girls
Watford • Hertfordshire • WD18 0AE
1
24 Apr 2024
5
Presdales School
Ware • Hertfordshire • SG12 9NX
1
24 Apr 2024
6
Sandringham School
St Albans • Hertfordshire • AL4 9NX
1
21 Mar 2024
7
Dame Alice Owen's School
Potters Bar • Hertfordshire • EN6 2DU
1
29 Jan 2024
8
Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School
St Albans • Hertfordshire • AL4 0TT
1
18 Jan 2024
9
Roundwood Park School
Harpenden • Hertfordshire • AL5 3AE
1
15 Jan 2024
10
The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College
Bishop's Stortford • Hertfordshire • CM23 5NJ
1
14 Jan 2024
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks 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.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 secondary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Rickmansworth School 1 • Oct 2023
- Sir John Lawes School 1 • May 2023
- Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet 1 • Jul 2022
- Watford Grammar School for Boys 1 • Dec 2021
- The Chauncy School 1 • Nov 2017
- The Bishop's Stortford High School 1 • May 2017
- Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School 1 • Mar 2016
- Hitchin Boys' School 1 • Feb 2016
- Saint Michael's Catholic High School 1 • Dec 2014
- St George's School 1 • Sep 2014