Schools in Hertsmere[1]

Local authority district E07000098 · 58 open schools[2]

Neighbourhood deprivation

The district's 63 neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs)[3] by their place in England's Index of Multiple Deprivation, in fifths of all neighbourhoods (1 in 5 of England's neighbourhoods is in each fifth):

most deprived 20%: 2 (3%)[4]
second 20%: 9 (14%)[4]
middle 20%: 18 (29%)[4]
fourth 20%: 12 (19%)[4]
least deprived 20%: 22 (35%)[4]

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 deciles grouped in pairs; it describes the neighbourhoods, not the pupils who attend the district's schools.

By kind of deprivation

The share of the district's neighbourhoods in each fifth of England's on each part of the index (the most deprived 20% are deciles 1 and 2, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of England's neighbourhoods):

Measure	Most deprived 20%	Second	Middle	Fourth	Least deprived 20%
Income	6%[4]	22%[4]	32%[4]	16%[4]	24%[4]
Employment	6%[4]	16%[4]	35%[4]	16%[4]	27%[4]
Education and skills	5%[4]	16%[4]	25%[4]	21%[4]	33%[4]
Health and disability	2%[4]	10%[4]	37%[4]	21%[4]	32%[4]
Crime	6%[4]	16%[4]	37%[4]	24%[4]	17%[4]
Housing and services	8%[4]	25%[4]	16%[4]	33%[4]	17%[4]
Living environment	2%[4]	14%[4]	38%[4]	30%[4]	16%[4]
Children in low-income families	5%[4]	19%[4]	30%[4]	25%[4]	21%[4]

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Income: People on low incomes: out of work, or in work on low pay, and receiving benefits or tax credits. Employment: Working-age people out of work through unemployment, sickness, disability or caring. Education and skills: Low attainment and skills: children's results and staying on in education, adults' qualifications and English. Health and disability: Risk of early death and of a poorer quality of life through ill health or disability. Crime: Risk of personal and material victimisation: recorded violence, burglary, theft and criminal damage. Housing and services: Barriers to housing and services: distance to a GP, school, shop and post office, and housing that is unaffordable, overcrowded or hard to get. Living environment: The quality of the local environment: housing in poor condition or without central heating, air quality and road accidents. Children in low-income families: Children aged 0–15 living in income-deprived families (the IDACI, part of the income measure).

Census 2021

Shares in the district's neighbourhoods together, on census day (21 March 2021):

Households that own their home: 64.2% of 42,677 households[5] (England: 61.3%[5])
Adults with a degree or similar: 39.6% of 86,207 residents aged 16 and over[6] (England: 33.9%[6])
Adults in higher managerial and professional jobs: 17.3% of 86,169 residents aged 16 and over[7] (England: 13.2%[7])

Households that own their home: Households that own their home outright or with a mortgage or loan (shared ownership not included), of all households. Adults with a degree or similar: Residents aged 16 and over whose highest qualification is Level 4 or above (a degree, HND, NVQ level 4 or higher), of all residents aged 16 and over. Adults in higher managerial and professional jobs: Residents aged 16 and over in higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (NS-SEC classes 1–3, by their current or most recent job), of all residents aged 16 and over.

Secondary schools (8)

School	Ages	Headline results
Bushey Meads School	11–18[2]	A8 42 2025/26[8] AL C- 2024/25[9]
Dame Alice Owen's School	11–18[2]	A8 74 2025/26[8] AL A- 2024/25[9]
Elstree Screen Arts Academy	14–19[2]	A8 33 2025/26[8] AL C 2024/25[9]
Gracewood Academy	11–18[2]
Hertswood Academy	11–18[2]	A8 35 2025/26[8] AL C+ 2024/25[9]
Queens' School	11–18[2]	A8 56 2025/26[8] AL B 2024/25[9]
The Grange Academy	11–18[2]	A8 48 2025/26[8] AL C+ 2024/25[9]
Yavneh College	11–18[2]	A8 60 2025/26[8] AL B+ 2024/25[9]

Primary schools (31)

School	Ages	Headline results
Ashfield Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 75% 2024/25[10]
Bournehall Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 77% 2024/25[10]
Bushey Heath Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 83% 2024/25[10]
Bushey Manor Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 68% 2024/25[10]
Clore Shalom School	4–11[2]	KS2 68% 2024/25[10]
Cowley Hill School	3–11[2]	KS2 75% 2024/25[10]
Cranborne Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 87% 2024/25[10]
Fair Field Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 73% 2024/25[10]
Hartsbourne Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 73% 2024/25[10]
Hertsmere Jewish Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 80% 2024/25[10]
Highwood Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 41% 2024/25[10]
Kenilworth Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 37% 2024/25[10]
Ladbrooke Junior Mixed and Infant School	3–11[2]	KS2 70% 2024/25[10]
Little Reddings Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 43% 2024/25[10]
Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery	3–7[2]
Meryfield Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 58% 2024/25[10]
Monksmead School	4–11[2]	KS2 48% 2024/25[10]
Newberries Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 67% 2024/25[10]
Oakmere Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 52% 2024/25[10]
Parkside Community Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 59% 2024/25[10]
Pope Paul Catholic Primary School	4–11[2]
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery	3–11[2]	KS2 77% 2024/25[10]
Saffron Green Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 36% 2024/25[10]
Shenley Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 31% 2024/25[10]
St Giles' CofE Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 40% 2024/25[10]
St John's Church of England Infant and Nursery School	3–7[2]
St Teresa Catholic Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 63% 2024/25[10]
Summerswood Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 40% 2024/25[10]
The Wroxham School	4–11[2]	KS2 77% 2024/25[10]
Woodlands Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 66% 2024/25[10]
Yavneh Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 78% 2024/25[10]

Independent schools (13)

School	Ages	Headline results
Aldenham School	3–19[2]	AL C+ 2024/25[9]
Edge Grove School	2–13[2]
Gurukula - The Hare Krishna Primary School	4–11[2]
Haberdashers' Boys' School	4–18[2]	AL A 2024/25[9]
Haberdashers' Girls' School	4–18[2]	AL A 2024/25[9]
Immanuel College	11–18[2]	AL A- 2024/25[9]
Lochinver House School	3–13[2]
Longwood School	3–11[2]
Manor Lodge School	2–11[2]
Radlett Preparatory School Ltd	3–11[2]
St Margaret's School	2–18[2]	AL B 2024/25[9]
Stormont School	4–11[2]
The Purcell School	8–19[2]	AL B- 2024/25[9]

Special schools and alternative provision (6)

School	Ages	Headline results
Chase House School	7–16[2]
Elysium Healthcare Potters Bar Clinic School	11–19[2]
Falconer School	11–16[2]
Fenton Grange School	11–18[2]
Meadow Wood School	3–11[2]
The Orchard School	11–18[2]

Sources

Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: LSOA (2021) to Electoral Ward (2026) to LAD (2026) Best Fit Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-07. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: English Indices of Deprivation. Period 2025. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: Census 2021: TS054 Tenure. Period 2021-03-21, final, published 2023-01-06. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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