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School Atlas lists 398 state primary schools, 79 state secondary schools, 3 all-through schools, 27 special schools, 8 alternative provision schools and 4 post-16 schools and colleges in Hertfordshire. It also lists 57 independent schools and 513 nurseries and other early-years settings.
Of the state primary, secondary and all-through schools, 135 have a religious character: 86 Church of England, 42 Roman Catholic, 3 Jewish, 2 Church of England/Christian, 1 Christian and 1 Orthodox Jewish.
Of the 480 state primary, secondary and all-through schools in Hertfordshire, 289 hold an Ofsted overall-effectiveness grade from their last graded inspection: 47 Outstanding, 237 Good and 5 Requires improvement.
Ofsted stopped giving state schools a single overall grade in September 2024. Since November 2025 its report cards grade each area separately; 73 of these schools have had one.
Hertfordshire uses catchment areas but hasn't published a map we can draw; the admission rules for 2 of its schools define an area.
We also hold last-distance-offered records for 325 schools. That distance is not always a cut-off: at a school with places to spare it is simply the furthest applicant.