Best Secondary Schools in Hertford

We checked all 4 secondary schools in Hertford, Hertfordshire, and list every one: 3 ranked, then 1 without a rank.

Schools checked
4
Ranked
3
Without a rank
1

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE 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 Hertford. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Hertford also has 17 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Hertfordshire. Hertfordshire also has rankings for St Albans, Hemel Hempstead, Bishop's Stortford, Watford, Bushey and all of Hertfordshire.

Ranked secondary schools in Hertford

  1. 1

    Simon Balle All-Through School

    Academy, 1,617 pupils, inspected May 2018

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    55.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    63.8%

  2. 2

    Richard Hale School

    Academy, 1,207 pupils, inspected July 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    56.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    65.7%

  3. 3

    The Sele School

    Academy, 382 pupils, inspected May 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Attainment 8
    35.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    20.5%

Secondary schools in Hertford without a rank

  • Haileybury College

    Independent, 924 pupils

    No Ofsted inspection
    Attainment 8
    14.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    0%