Schools in North Hertfordshire[1]

Local authority district E07000099 · 69 open schools[2]

Neighbourhood deprivation

The district's 82 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%: 1 (1%)[4]
second 20%: 8 (10%)[4]
middle 20%: 16 (20%)[4]
fourth 20%: 25 (30%)[4]
least deprived 20%: 32 (39%)[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	7%[4]	13%[4]	18%[4]	27%[4]	34%[4]
Employment	6%[4]	13%[4]	18%[4]	20%[4]	43%[4]
Education and skills	6%[4]	15%[4]	16%[4]	22%[4]	41%[4]
Health and disability	1%[4]	7%[4]	17%[4]	26%[4]	49%[4]
Crime	1%[4]	17%[4]	15%[4]	33%[4]	34%[4]
Housing and services	10%[4]	15%[4]	16%[4]	22%[4]	38%[4]
Living environment	6%[4]	17%[4]	18%[4]	24%[4]	34%[4]
Children in low-income families	5%[4]	11%[4]	20%[4]	27%[4]	38%[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: 64.8% of 56,739 households[5] (England: 61.3%[5])
Adults with a degree or similar: 41.5% of 107,729 residents aged 16 and over[6] (England: 33.9%[6])
Adults in higher managerial and professional jobs: 19.8% of 107,763 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 (7)

School	Ages	Headline results
Fearnhill School	11–18[2]	A8 38 2025/26[8] AL D+ 2024/25[9]
Hitchin Boys' School	11–18[2]	A8 57 2025/26[8] AL B- 2024/25[9]
Hitchin Girls' School	11–18[2]	A8 62 2025/26[8] AL B 2024/25[9]
King James Academy Royston	9–18[2]	A8 40 2025/26[8] KS2 51% 2024/25[10]
The Highfield School	11–18[2]	A8 42 2025/26[8] AL C+ 2024/25[9]
The Knights Templar School	11–18[2]	A8 48 2025/26[8] AL C+ 2024/25[9]
The Priory School	11–18[2]	A8 46 2025/26[8] AL B- 2024/25[9]

Primary schools (53)

School	Ages	Headline results
Ashwell Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 74% 2024/25[10]
Barkway VA Church of England First School	4–9[2]
Barley (VA) Church of England First School	3–9[2]
Breachwood Green Junior Mixed and Infant School	4–11[2]	KS2 57% 2024/25[10]
Cockernhoe Endowed CofE Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 67% 2024/25[10]
Codicote Church of England Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 69% 2024/25[10]
Garden City Academy	2–11[2]	KS2 61% 2024/25[10]
Graveley Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 38% 2024/25[10]
Hartsfield Junior Mixed and Infant School	4–11[2]	KS2 64% 2024/25[10]
Highbury Infant School and Nursery	3–7[2]
Highover Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 68% 2024/25[10]
Hillshott Infant School and Nursery	3–7[2]
Ickleford Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 67% 2024/25[10]
Icknield Infant and Nursery School	3–7[2]
Icknield Walk First School	3–9[2]
Kimpton Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 50% 2024/25[10]
Knebworth Primary and Nursery School	3–11[2]	KS2 64% 2024/25[10]
Lordship Farm Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 64% 2024/25[10]
Mary Exton Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 40% 2024/25[10]
Northfields Infants and Nursery School	3–7[2]
Norton St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 77% 2024/25[10]
Offley Endowed Primary School and Nursery	3–11[2]	KS2 80% 2024/25[10]
Oughton Primary and Nursery School	3–11[2]	KS2 48% 2024/25[10]
Our Lady Catholic Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 57% 2024/25[10]
Pirton School	4–11[2]	KS2 65% 2024/25[10]
Pixmore Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 30% 2024/25[10]
Preston Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 27% 2024/25[10]
Purwell Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 57% 2024/25[10]
Reed First School	3–9[2]
Roman Way Academy	3–9[2]
Round Diamond Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 79% 2024/25[10]
Samuel Lucas Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 75% 2024/25[10]
Sandon Junior Mixed and Infant School	4–11[2]	KS2 57% 2024/25[10]
St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin	4–11[2]	KS2 68% 2024/25[10]
St Ippolyts Church of England Aided Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 75% 2024/25[10]
St John Roman Catholic Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 61% 2024/25[10]
St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 69% 2024/25[10]
St Mary's Infants' School	4–7[2]
St Mary's Junior Mixed School	7–11[2]	KS2 35% 2024/25[10]
St Paul's Walden Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 71% 2024/25[10]
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 62% 2024/25[10]
Stonehill School	3–11[2]	KS2 68% 2024/25[10]
Strathmore Infant and Nursery School	3–7[2]
Studlands Rise First School	3–9[2]
Tannery Drift School	3–9[2]
The Grange Academy	7–11[2]	KS2 64% 2024/25[10]
Therfield First School	4–9[2]
Weston Primary & Nursery School	3–11[2]	KS2 50% 2024/25[10]
Whitehill Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 72% 2024/25[10]
Wilbury Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 63% 2024/25[10]
William Ransom Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 78% 2024/25[10]
Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy	7–11[2]	KS2 70% 2024/25[10]
Wymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School	4–11[2]	KS2 71% 2024/25[10]

Independent schools (3)

School	Ages	Headline results
Kingshott School	3–16[2]
St Christopher School	2–18[2]	AL B- 2024/25[9]
St Francis College	3–18[2]	AL A- 2024/25[9]

Special schools and alternative provision (4)

School	Ages	Headline results
Brandles School	11–16[2]
East Hall School	14–17[2]
North Herts Education Support Centre	5–16[2]
Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy	4–11[2]

Nursery schools (2)

School	Ages	Headline results
Weston Way Nursery School	2–5[2]
York Road Nursery School	2–5[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.
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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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