Best Primary Schools in Harpenden

We checked all 15 primary schools in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, and list every one: 10 ranked, then 5 without a rank.

Schools checked
15
Ranked
10
Without a rank
5

Ranks combine 2024/25 SATs results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Harpenden. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Harpenden also has 5 secondary schools, ranked on GCSE results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Hertfordshire. Hertfordshire also has rankings for St Albans, Watford, Hemel Hempstead, Stevenage, Hitchin and all of Hertfordshire.

Ranked primary schools in Harpenden

  1. 1

    Wood End School

    Local authority maintained, 457 pupils, inspected November 2023

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    80%
    Higher standard
    33%

  2. 2

    Crabtree Junior School

    Academy, 256 pupils, inspected November 2023

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    86%
    Higher standard
    25%

  3. 3

    High Beeches Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 420 pupils, inspected February 2017

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    80%
    Higher standard
    15%

  4. 4

    Manland Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 204 pupils, inspected September 2018

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    91%
    Higher standard
    28%

  5. 5

    The Grove Junior School

    Local authority maintained, 350 pupils, inspected March 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    82%
    Higher standard
    19%

  6. 6

    Harpenden Academy

    Free school, 216 pupils, inspected June 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    81%
    Higher standard
    19%

  7. 7

    St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 149 pupils, inspected November 2012

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    91%
    Higher standard
    5%

  8. 8

    Roundwood Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 338 pupils, inspected January 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Expected standard
    69%
    Higher standard
    9%

  9. 9

    The Lea Primary School and Nursery

    Local authority maintained, 239 pupils, inspected October 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    70%
    Higher standard
    7%

  10. 10

    Sauncey Wood Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 147 pupils, inspected May 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Expected standard
    59%
    Higher standard
    7%

Primary schools in Harpenden without a rank