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2026 Best Secondary Schools in East Hertfordshire Area

Schools across East Hertfordshire district. Explore 16 secondary schools in East Hertfordshire. The current top-ranked secondary schools are Haileybury College, Bishop's Stortford College, and The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College. Compare local rankings, GCSE results, FMS Inspection Score, and neighbourhood options in one place.

Key Performance Metrics for East Hertfordshire

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

East Hertfordshire52%

England56%

Average Attainment 8 score (out of 90)

East Hertfordshire48.1

England39.1

% pupils entering EBacc subjects

East Hertfordshire44%

England41%

Average EBacc APS score (out of 10)

East Hertfordshire4.3

England4.1

Average FMS Inspection Score (out of 10)

East Hertfordshire8.6/10

England7.4/10

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

East Hertfordshire

52%vsEngland

56%

Average Attainment 8 score (out of 90)

East Hertfordshire

48.1vsEngland

39.1

% pupils entering EBacc subjects

East Hertfordshire

44%vsEngland

41%

Average EBacc APS score (out of 10)

East Hertfordshire

4.3vsEngland

4.1

Average FMS Inspection Score (out of 10)

East Hertfordshire

8.6/10vsEngland

7.4/10

Top schools in East Hertfordshire

Showing 1-16 of 16 schools

Haileybury College
Hertford Heath
Bishop's Stortford College
Maze Green
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The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College
Bishop's Stortford
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Hockerill Anglo-European College
Hockerill
The Bishop's Stortford High School
Bishop's Stortford
Presdales School
Ware
Simon Balle All-Through School
Hertford
St Edmund's College
Old Hall Green
The Chauncy School
Ware
St Mary's Catholic School
Windhill
Richard Hale School
Hertford
Freman College
Buntingford
Leventhorpe
Sawbridgeworth
Birchwood High School
Bishop's Stortford
The Sele School
Sele
Avanti Grange Secondary School
Thorley