Hertfordshire GCSE results 2026: secondary school league table
83 state secondary schools in Hertfordshire ranked on their 2026 GCSE results (Attainment 8, the 2025/26 academic year, the latest DfE has published for every school), with grade 7+, grade 5+ and grade 4+ in English and maths, cohort size for each school against the England average. 5 schools with no published results are listed at the end. 28 independent schools with published results are listed separately, unranked.
County 88 state secondary schools 2025/26 results
Secondary schools in Hertfordshire ranked on Attainment 8
83 of 88 schools have published 2026 results. Source: DfE school performance tables, 2025/26.
| Rank | School | Attainment 8 | Grade 7+ English & maths | Grade 5+ English & maths | Grade 4+ English & maths | EBacc APS | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | England average | 46.2 | 14% | 46% | 65% | – | – |
| 1 | Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet Barnet · Academy converter | 87.1 | 97% | 100% | 100% | – | 192 |
| 2 | Dame Alice Owen's School Potters Bar · Academy converter | 73.6 | 68% | 91% | 96% | – | 197 |
| 3 | Watford Grammar School for Boys Watford · Academy converter | 66.3 | 52% | 84% | 91% | – | 224 |
| 4 , up 2 places since 2025 | Sandringham School St Albans · Academy converter | 65.7 | 41% | 84% | 91% | – | 243 |
| 5 , up 3 places since 2025 | St George's School Harpenden · Academy converter | 65.6 | 42% | 85% | 95% | – | 191 |
| 6 , down 2 places since 2025 | Watford Grammar School for Girls Watford · Academy converter | 65.5 | 48% | 80% | 88% | – | 211 |
| 7 , down 2 places since 2025 | Parmiter's School Watford · Academy converter | 65.0 | 44% | 78% | 86% | – | 206 |
| 8 , down 2 places since 2025 | St Clement Danes School Rickmansworth · Academy converter | 64.0 | 36% | 82% | 91% | – | 239 |
| 9 , up 1 place since 2025 | Sir John Lawes School Harpenden · Academy converter | 63.9 | 37% | 72% | 91% | – | 192 |
| 10 , up 4 places since 2025 | Rickmansworth School Rickmansworth · Academy converter | 63.7 | 37% | 79% | 91% | – | 269 |
| 11 | Beaumont School St Albans · Academy converter | 63.0 | 39% | 76% | 88% | – | 209 |
| 12 | Hockerill Anglo-European College Bishop's Stortford · Academy converter | 62.3 | 33% | 73% | 86% | – | 156 |
| 13 , down 4 places since 2025 | The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College Bishop's Stortford · Academy converter | 62.0 | 32% | 70% | 89% | – | 189 |
| 14 , up 10 places since 2025 | Hitchin Girls' School Hitchin · Academy converter | 61.8 | 30% | 75% | 89% | – | 208 |
| 15 , up 5 places since 2025 | Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School Barnet · Academy converter | 61.2 | 33% | 74% | 88% | – | 184 |
| 16 , down 1 place since 2025 | JCoSS New Barnet · Voluntary aided school | 61.0 | 39% | 74% | 85% | – | 187 |
| 17 , up 2 places since 2025 | St Albans Girls' School St Albans · Academy converter | 60.7 | 28% | 69% | 84% | – | 232 |
| 18 , down 5 places since 2025 | Yavneh College Borehamwood · Academy converter | 59.5 | 30% | 69% | 88% | – | 177 |
| 19 , down 2 places since 2025 | Roundwood Park School Harpenden · Academy converter | 59.1 | 31% | 73% | 87% | – | 189 |
| 20 , down 4 places since 2025 | The Bishop's Stortford High School Bishop's Stortford · Foundation school | 58.8 | 16% | 73% | 89% | – | 168 |
| 21 , down 3 places since 2025 | Presdales School Ware · Academy converter | 58.7 | 20% | 70% | 86% | – | 175 |
| 22= , up 5 places since 2025 | Hitchin Boys' School Hitchin · Academy converter | 56.8 | 28% | 65% | 84% | – | 210 |
| 22= , up 3 places since 2025 | St Mary's Catholic School Bishop's Stortford · Academy converter | 56.8 | 20% | 64% | 85% | – | 208 |
| 24= , down 3 places since 2025 | Loreto College St Albans · Academy converter | 56.2 | 16% | 62% | 79% | – | 159 |
| 24= , up 2 places since 2025 | Queens' School Bushey · Academy converter | 56.2 | 24% | 66% | 79% | – | 268 |
| 26 , down 4 places since 2025 | The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School Stevenage · Academy converter | 55.7 | 23% | 60% | 75% | – | 234 |
| 27 , up 2 places since 2025 | Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School St Albans · Academy converter | 55.0 | 18% | 67% | 84% | – | 179 |
| 28 , up 9 places since 2025 | Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School Hatfield · Academy converter | 54.5 | 20% | 60% | 80% | – | 154 |
| 29= , up 10 places since 2025 | Southgate School Barnet · Academy converter | 54.4 | 22% | 61% | 79% | – | 233 |
| 29= , up 7 places since 2025 | Verulam School St Albans · Academy converter | 54.4 | 25% | 64% | 78% | – | 173 |
| 31= , down 9 places since 2025 | Ashlyns School Berkhamsted · Foundation school | 54.0 | 23% | 63% | 79% | – | 271 |
| 31= , down 1 place since 2025 | Richard Hale School Hertford · Academy converter | 54.0 | 22% | 61% | 78% | – | 176 |
| 33 , down 2 places since 2025 | The Broxbourne School Broxbourne · Academy converter | 53.5 | 20% | 62% | 80% | – | 213 |
| 34 , down 3 places since 2025 | Simon Balle All-Through School Hertford · Academy converter | 52.9 | 13% | 57% | 76% | – | 169 |
| 35 , down 7 places since 2025 | Samuel Ryder Academy St Albans · Academy sponsor led | 52.4 | 21% | 51% | 74% | – | 188 |
| 36 , up 18 places since 2025 | John F Kennedy Catholic School Hemel Hempstead · Academy converter | 51.9 | 14% | 63% | 82% | – | 178 |
| 37 , down 3 places since 2025 | Freman College Buntingford · Academy converter | 51.8 | 13% | 54% | 73% | – | 254 |
| 38 | Croxley Danes School Rickmansworth · Free schools | 51.6 | 14% | 61% | 76% | – | 175 |
| 39 , up 4 places since 2025 | Tring School Tring · Academy converter | 51.4 | 20% | 60% | 76% | – | 241 |
| 40 , up 16 places since 2025 | Chancellor's School Hatfield · Academy converter | 51.0 | 19% | 52% | 72% | – | 202 |
| 41= , up 8 places since 2025 | Goffs Academy Waltham Cross · Academy converter | 50.6 | 16% | 54% | 73% | – | 239 |
| 41= , down 8 places since 2025 | Katherine Warington School Harpenden · Free schools | 50.6 | 23% | 55% | 71% | – | 175 |
| 41= , up 1 place since 2025 | Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School Rickmansworth · Academy converter | 50.6 | 13% | 53% | 72% | – | 205 |
| 44 , down 9 places since 2025 | East Barnet School Barnet · Academy converter | 49.9 | 18% | 55% | 70% | – | 217 |
| 45 , up 2 places since 2025 | The Chauncy School Ware · Academy converter | 49.4 | 12% | 48% | 71% | – | 257 |
| 46 , up 8 places since 2025 | Stanborough School Welwyn Garden City · Academy converter | 49.3 | 11% | 52% | 75% | – | 208 |
| 47 , down 3 places since 2025 | The Nobel School Stevenage · Foundation school | 49.0 | 11% | 51% | 70% | – | 239 |
| 48 , down 8 places since 2025 | Saint Michael's Catholic High School Watford · Academy converter | 48.8 | 7% | 43% | 66% | – | 180 |
| 49 , up 2 places since 2025 | The Knights Templar School Baldock · Academy converter | 48.3 | 13% | 47% | 67% | – | 201 |
| 50 , up 22 places since 2025 | The Grange Academy Bushey · Academy sponsor led | 48.2 | 10% | 50% | 72% | – | 157 |
| 51 , down 4 places since 2025 | Barclay Academy Stevenage · Academy sponsor led | 48.0 | 13% | 49% | 72% | – | 171 |
| 52 , down 11 places since 2025 | Monk's Walk School Welwyn Garden City · Academy converter | 47.9 | 17% | 46% | 71% | – | 230 |
| 53 , down 8 places since 2025 | The Hemel Hempstead School Hemel Hempstead · Academy converter | 47.3 | 15% | 50% | 68% | – | 214 |
| 54 , down 8 places since 2025 | Leventhorpe Sawbridgeworth · Academy converter | 47.1 | 11% | 47% | 67% | – | 234 |
| 55 , down 5 places since 2025 | Kings Langley School Kings Langley · Academy converter | 46.9 | 12% | 40% | 67% | – | 177 |
| 56 , down 5 places since 2025 | The Priory School Hitchin · Foundation school | 46.5 | 15% | 51% | 66% | – | 198 |
| 57 , up 7 places since 2025 | Haileybury Turnford Waltham Cross · Academy sponsor led | 46.2 | 11% | 42% | 66% | – | 149 |
| 58 , up 2 places since 2025 | Robert Barclay Academy Hoddesdon · Academy sponsor led | 45.6 | 9% | 41% | 60% | – | 137 |
| 59= , down 1 place since 2025 | Birchwood High School Bishop's Stortford · Academy converter | 45.5 | 9% | 44% | 65% | – | 265 |
| 59= , up 12 places since 2025 | Westfield Academy Watford · Academy converter | 45.5 | 13% | 47% | 66% | – | 243 |
| 61 , down 8 places since 2025 | The Thomas Alleyne Academy Stevenage · Academy sponsor led | 44.9 | 11% | 41% | 65% | – | 170 |
| 62 , down 2 places since 2025 | The Reach Free School Rickmansworth · Free schools | 44.7 | 8% | 30% | 60% | – | 114 |
| 63 , up 2 places since 2025 | Goffs - Churchgate Academy Waltham Cross · Academy converter | 44.2 | 9% | 42% | 67% | – | 117 |
| 64 , down 7 places since 2025 | Townsend Church of England School St Albans · Voluntary aided school | 43.9 | 12% | 37% | 60% | – | 131 |
| 65 , up 1 place since 2025 | Longdean School Hemel Hempstead · Academy converter | 43.7 | 8% | 40% | 63% | – | 238 |
| 66 , down 7 places since 2025 | St Mary's Church of England High School (VA) Waltham Cross · Academy converter | 42.8 | 3% | 38% | 59% | – | 159 |
| 67 , up 1 place since 2025 | Laureate Academy Hemel Hempstead · Academy sponsor led | 42.7 | 11% | 40% | 58% | – | 161 |
| 68= , up 7 places since 2025 | Future Academies Watford Watford · Academy sponsor led | 42.6 | 8% | 40% | 57% | – | 195 |
| 68= , down 5 places since 2025 | The Marlborough Science Academy St Albans · Academy converter | 42.6 | 10% | 29% | 54% | – | 186 |
| 70 , down 8 places since 2025 | Bushey Meads School Bushey · Academy converter | 42.5 | 11% | 43% | 61% | – | 187 |
| 71 , down 3 places since 2025 | The Highfield School Letchworth Garden City · Academy converter | 42.0 | 11% | 39% | 57% | – | 162 |
| 72 , down 6 places since 2025 | Marriotts School Stevenage · Community school | 41.8 | 9% | 34% | 54% | – | 237 |
| 73 , up 1 place since 2025 | King James Academy Royston Royston · Academy converter | 40.5 | 8% | 25% | 46% | – | 98 |
| 74 , down 1 place since 2025 | The John Warner School Hoddesdon · Academy converter | 40.1 | 6% | 35% | 61% | – | 147 |
| 75= , down 5 places since 2025 | Barnwell School Stevenage · Foundation school | 38.7 | 9% | 33% | 52% | – | 248 |
| 75= , up 7 places since 2025 | The Adeyfield Academy Hemel Hempstead · Academy sponsor led | 38.7 | 11% | 31% | 49% | – | 138 |
| 77 | Fearnhill School Letchworth · Foundation school | 37.5 | 1% | 19% | 37% | – | 97 |
| 78 , up 2 places since 2025 | Ridgeway Academy Welwyn Garden City · Academy sponsor led | 37.4 | 2% | 27% | 53% | – | 150 |
| 79 | Onslow St Audrey's School Hatfield · Academy converter | 36.1 | 4% | 21% | 43% | – | 141 |
| 80 , down 2 places since 2025 | Hertswood Academy Borehamwood · Academy converter | 35.4 | 3% | 29% | 51% | – | 181 |
| 81 , down 1 place since 2025 | The Sele School Hertford · Academy converter | 35.1 | 4% | 28% | 52% | – | 75 |
| 82 , up 1 place since 2025 | The Astley Cooper School Hemel Hempstead · Foundation school | 33.5 | 4% | 21% | 44% | – | 169 |
| 83 , down 7 places since 2025 | Elstree Screen Arts Academy Borehamwood · University technical college | 33.2 | 1% | 16% | 42% | – | 96 |
| – | Avanti Grange Secondary School Bishop's Stortford · Free schools · No published GCSE results | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | Edwinstree Church of England Middle School Buntingford · Voluntary controlled school · No published GCSE results | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | Gracewood Academy Potters Bar · Academy converter · No published GCSE results | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | Ralph Sadleir School Ware · Academy converter · No published GCSE results | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | TLC Live Online School Bishop's Stortford · Online provider · No published GCSE results | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Schools with the same Attainment 8 score share a rank (shown as "=").
Under each rank: the change since the 2025 table, in places gained (+) or lost (−). No figure means the rank is unchanged or the school had no ranked 2025 result.
Independent schools in Hertfordshire with published GCSE results
Listed as published, not ranked. The DfE tables count only reformed GCSEs, so a school whose pupils sit IGCSE, Pre-U or the IB reports a lower figure than its results merit, or none at all. Compare independent schools on their own published examination results and inspection reports.
| School | Attainment 8 (as published) | Grade 5+ English & maths | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbot's Hill School Hemel Hempstead · Other independent school | 51.7 | 61% | 62 |
| Aldenham School Elstree · Other independent school | 40.6 | 0% | 109 |
| Berkhamsted School Berkhamsted · Other independent school | 11.3 | 0% | 199 |
| Bishop's Stortford College Bishop's Stortford · Other independent school | 21.8 | 0% | 134 |
| Egerton-Rothesay School Berkhamsted · Other independent school | 21.2 | 20% | 25 |
| Haberdashers' Boys' School Other independent school | 50.4 | 0% | 166 |
| Haberdashers' Girls' School Borehamwood · Other independent school | 39.7 | 0% | 114 |
| Haileybury College Hertford · Other independent school | 16.0 | 0% | 167 |
| Immanuel College Bushey · Other independent school | 20.5 | 0% | 68 |
| Merchant Taylors' School Northwood · Other independent school | 21.3 | 0% | 167 |
| Mount House School Barnet · Other independent school | 32.6 | 0% | 42 |
| Queenswood School Hatfield · Other independent school | 44.1 | 0% | 85 |
| Royal Masonic School for Girls Rickmansworth · Other independent school | 61.8 | 75% | 104 |
| Sherrardswood School Welwyn · Other independent school | 52.5 | 57% | 47 |
| St Albans High School for Girls Other independent school | 49.5 | 0% | 128 |
| St Albans Independent College St Albans · Other independent school | 30.8 | 0% | 13 |
| St Albans School St Albans · Other independent school | 11.2 | 0% | 139 |
| Stanborough Secondary School Watford · Other independent school | 29.8 | 32% | 25 |
| St Christopher School Letchworth Garden City · Other independent school | 57.8 | 64% | 70 |
| St Columba's College St Albans · Other independent school | 35.1 | 0% | 87 |
| St Edmund's College Ware · Other independent school | 31.2 | 0% | 109 |
| St Francis College Letchworth Garden City · Other independent school | 51.1 | 40% | 43 |
| St John's Preparatory and Senior School Potters Bar · Other independent school | 59.9 | 87% | 47 |
| St Margaret's School Bushey · Other independent school | 60.3 | 78% | 90 |
| Susi Earnshaw Theatre School Barnet · Other independent school | 27.4 | 56% | 9 |
| The King's School Harpenden · Other independent school | 58.3 | 73% | 15 |
| The Purcell School Other independent school | 45.8 | 63% | 35 |
| Tring Park School for the Performing Arts Tring · Other independent school | 27.5 | 0% | 64 |