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Presdales School
Secondary • Academy converter • Ware • Hertfordshire • SG12 9NX
Outstanding
Top 10 Secondary schools in East Hertfordshire
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2023)
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This Top 10 showcases secondary schools in the district of East 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
12
Outstanding
4
Good
5
Median inspection year
2023
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 40% · G: 50% · RI: 10% · I: 0%
2
The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College
Secondary • Academy converter • Bishop's Stortford • Hertfordshire • CM23 5NJ
Outstanding
3
The Chauncy School
Secondary • Academy converter • Ware • Hertfordshire • SG12 0DP
Outstanding
4
The Bishop's Stortford High School
Secondary • Foundation school • Bishop's Stortford • Hertfordshire • CM23 4SH
Outstanding
5
Richard Hale School
Secondary • Academy converter • Hertford • Hertfordshire • SG13 8EN
Good
6
Leventhorpe
Secondary • Academy converter • Sawbridgeworth • Hertfordshire • CM21 9BY
Good
7
Hockerill Anglo-European College
Secondary • Academy converter • Bishop's Stortford • Hertfordshire • CM23 5HX
Good
8
Birchwood High School
Secondary • Academy converter • Bishop's Stortford • Hertfordshire • CM23 5BD
Good
9
Freman College
Secondary • Academy converter • Buntingford • Hertfordshire • SG9 9BT
Good
10
The Sele School
Secondary • Academy converter • Hertford • Hertfordshire • SG14 2DG
Requires improvement
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.
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