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2026 Best Secondary Schools in Dacorum Area

Schools across the Dacorum council area. Explore 14 secondary schools in Dacorum. The current top-ranked secondary schools are Berkhamsted School, Abbot's Hill School, and Tring Park School for the Performing Arts. Compare local rankings, GCSE results, FMS Inspection Score, and neighbourhood options in one place.

Key Performance Metrics for Dacorum

% students achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A equivalent)

Dacorum63%

England56%

Average Attainment 8 score (out of 90)

Dacorum41.6

England39.1

% pupils entering EBacc subjects

Dacorum25%

England41%

Average EBacc APS score (out of 10)

Dacorum3.6

England4.1

Average FMS Inspection Score (out of 10)

Dacorum7.7/10

England7.4/10

% students achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A equivalent)

Dacorum

63%vsEngland

56%

Average Attainment 8 score (out of 90)

Dacorum

41.6vsEngland

39.1

% pupils entering EBacc subjects

Dacorum

25%vsEngland

41%

Average EBacc APS score (out of 10)

Dacorum

3.6vsEngland

4.1

Average FMS Inspection Score (out of 10)

Dacorum

7.7/10vsEngland

7.4/10

Top schools in Dacorum

Showing 1-14 of 14 schools

Berkhamsted School
Berkhamsted
Abbot's Hill School
Bovingdon
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Tring Park School for the Performing Arts
Tring Park
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Ashlyns School
Berkhamsted
Egerton-Rothesay School
Berkhamsted
The Hemel Hempstead School
Hemel Hempstead
John F Kennedy Catholic School
Bennetts End
Tring School
Tring
Laureate Academy
Warners End
Kings Langley School
Kings Langley
The Adeyfield Academy
Adeyfield
Longdean School
Apsley
The Astley Cooper School
Bennetts End
Westbrook Hay
Boxmoor