Local authority · East of England
Secondary schools in Hertfordshire
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
What the data says
Hertfordshire has 82 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 14,400 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 92% stayed in education (England 86%): 58% in a school sixth form, 2% at a sixth form college, 31% at a further education college.
Apprenticeships take 2% of leavers, well below the England rate of 3%.
3% of leavers had no sustained destination six months on, fewer than the 6% across England.
After sixth form, 42% of students in Hertfordshire went to university (England 37%), and 24% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
After Year 11: Hertfordshire against England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Hertfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 14,400 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 92% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 58% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 2% | 13% |
| — further education college | 31% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 3% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
Map of secondary schools in Hertfordshire
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (82)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashlyns SchoolFoundation school · sixth form | 1,561 | 94% | 56% | 37% | — | 63% | 57.9 | 71% |
| Avanti Grange Secondary SchoolFree schools · sixth form | 660 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Barclay AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,044 | 91% | 48% | 42% | 0% | 31% | 49.5 | 57% |
| Barnwell SchoolFoundation school · sixth form | 1,270 | 88% | 37% | 51% | 2% | 31% | 41.5 | 37% |
| Beaumont SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,722 | 98% | 77% | 19% | — | 66% | 62.6 | 74% |
| Birchwood High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,417 | 85% | 45% | 38% | 4% | 47% | 46.1 | 42% |
| Bishop's Hatfield Girls' SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 942 | 97% | 72% | 24% | 1% | 74% | 51.9 | 55% |
| Bushey Meads SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,200 | 95% | 55% | 25% | 1% | 70% | 43.6 | 41% |
| Chancellor's SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,241 | 92% | 60% | 31% | 2% | 70% | 47.6 | 47% |
| Croxley Danes SchoolFree schools · sixth form | 1,049 | 94% | 63% | 29% | 3% | — | 51.3 | 50% |
| Dame Alice Owen's SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,467 | 97% | 83% | 12% | 1% | 78% | 72.9 | 88% |
| Edwinstree Church of England Middle SchoolVoluntary controlled school | 486 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elstree Screen Arts AcademyUniversity technical college · sixth form | 524 | 90% | 38% | 47% | 1% | 29% | 39.1 | 32% |
| Fearnhill SchoolFoundation school · sixth form | 597 | 87% | 35% | 49% | 3% | 50% | 38.9 | 27% |
| Freman CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,049 | 91% | 52% | 31% | 4% | 60% | 53.1 | 53% |
| Future Academies WatfordAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,060 | 89% | 25% | 62% | 3% | 58% | 39.8 | 32% |
| Goffs AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,574 | 89% | 62% | 25% | 4% | 53% | 49.1 | 49% |
| Goffs - Churchgate AcademyAcademy converter | 582 | 90% | 43% | 44% | 1% | — | 42.6 | 33% |
| Gracewood AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 420 | 81% | 36% | 42% | 3% | 38% | 36.1 | 27% |
| Haileybury TurnfordAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,021 | 90% | 50% | 39% | 3% | 31% | 43.3 | 37% |
| Hertswood AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,144 | 80% | 43% | 37% | 3% | 61% | 38.3 | 27% |
| Hitchin Boys' SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,364 | 95% | 69% | 21% | 2% | 62% | 57.1 | 67% |
| Hitchin Girls' SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,357 | 98% | 73% | 19% | — | 63% | 57.8 | 69% |
| Hockerill Anglo-European CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | 903 | 98% | 82% | 10% | 0% | 74% | 61.7 | 73% |
| John F Kennedy Catholic SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,073 | 93% | 59% | 27% | 2% | 63% | 47.9 | 55% |
| Katherine Warington SchoolFree schools · sixth form | 1,113 | — | — | — | — | — | 54.8 | 60% |
| King James Academy RoystonAcademy converter · sixth form | 947 | 87% | 5% | 41% | 1% | 92% | 40.3 | 34% |
| Kings Langley SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,122 | 84% | 44% | 39% | 3% | 56% | 48.6 | 53% |
| Laureate AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 703 | 80% | 24% | 56% | 3% | 64% | 41.7 | 39% |
| LeventhorpeAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,463 | 91% | 56% | 32% | 3% | 57% | 49.6 | 47% |
| Longdean SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,436 | 89% | 50% | 39% | 3% | 61% | 42.4 | 35% |
| Loreto CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | 952 | 96% | 77% | 12% | 0% | 73% | 58.3 | 59% |
| Marriotts SchoolCommunity school · sixth form | 1,415 | 85% | 46% | 39% | 2% | 44% | 42.4 | 39% |
| Monk's Walk SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,440 | 91% | 60% | 30% | 1% | 62% | 50.8 | 52% |
| Nicholas Breakspear Catholic SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,134 | 94% | 65% | 27% | 2% | 63% | 56.4 | 65% |
| Onslow St Audrey's SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 787 | 85% | 26% | 60% | 2% | 46% | 36.6 | 24% |
| Parmiter's SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,496 | 96% | 74% | 22% | — | 75% | 66.5 | 81% |
| Presdales SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,167 | 96% | 72% | 21% | 1% | 75% | 58.9 | 70% |
| Queens' SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,697 | 95% | 58% | 34% | 1% | 73% | 57.5 | 68% |
| Ralph Sadleir SchoolAcademy converter | 283 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Richard Hale SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,207 | 93% | 69% | 21% | 6% | 54% | 56.3 | 66% |
| Rickmansworth SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,575 | 97% | 79% | 18% | 0% | 67% | 61.2 | 81% |
| Ridgeway AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 875 | 87% | 43% | 43% | 2% | 34% | 35.7 | 25% |
| Robert Barclay AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 821 | 94% | 42% | 52% | 2% | 24% | 44.2 | 39% |
| Roundwood Park SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,421 | 95% | 73% | 20% | — | 75% | 59.5 | 67% |
| Saint Joan of Arc Catholic SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,198 | 97% | 50% | 37% | 1% | 58% | 50.6 | 56% |
| Saint Michael's Catholic High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,130 | 91% | 57% | 34% | 3% | 47% | 50.9 | 50% |
| Samuel Ryder AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,577 | 92% | 58% | 33% | 2% | 66% | 56.5 | 70% |
| Sandringham SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,777 | 96% | 75% | 20% | 1% | 70% | 65.1 | 84% |
| Simon Balle All-Through SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,617 | 94% | 57% | 36% | 1% | 46% | 55.4 | 64% |
| Sir John Lawes SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,373 | 96% | 78% | 17% | 1% | 71% | 62.8 | 76% |
| St Albans Girls' SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,423 | 97% | 72% | 23% | 0% | 78% | 58.8 | 70% |
| Stanborough SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,287 | 90% | 48% | 41% | 2% | 68% | 47.9 | 53% |
| St Clement Danes SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,585 | 97% | 77% | 18% | 0% | 67% | 65.1 | 84% |
| St George's SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,351 | 97% | 84% | 10% | — | 78% | 63.7 | 77% |
| St Mary's Catholic SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,106 | 95% | 66% | 24% | 1% | 62% | 57.6 | 66% |
| St Mary's Church of England High School (VA)Academy converter · sixth form | 911 | 89% | 43% | 42% | 0% | 53% | 45.0 | 41% |
| The Adeyfield AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 858 | 72% | 27% | 43% | 2% | 50% | 35.1 | 22% |
| The Astley Cooper SchoolFoundation school · sixth form | 914 | 81% | 41% | 38% | 3% | 52% | 34.7 | 27% |
| The Bishop's Stortford High SchoolFoundation school · sixth form | 1,279 | 95% | 77% | 17% | 2% | 59% | 60.2 | 69% |
| The Broxbourne SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,442 | 94% | 62% | 32% | 1% | 67% | 55.4 | 67% |
| The Chauncy SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,515 | 91% | 65% | 26% | 2% | 56% | 49.5 | 46% |
| The Grange AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 928 | 84% | 33% | 51% | 1% | 50% | 41.3 | 32% |
| The Hemel Hempstead SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,287 | 90% | 59% | 32% | 1% | 53% | 49.9 | 51% |
| The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,508 | 94% | 75% | 14% | 1% | 61% | 63.6 | 76% |
| The Highfield SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 937 | 90% | 46% | 41% | 1% | 51% | 41.7 | 40% |
| The John Warner SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 726 | — | — | — | — | — | 40.8 | 33% |
| The Knights Templar SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,375 | 89% | 55% | 27% | 2% | 43% | 48.5 | 46% |
| The Marlborough Science AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,337 | 92% | 62% | 28% | 0% | 57% | 43.4 | 36% |
| The Nobel SchoolFoundation school · sixth form | 1,475 | 89% | 53% | 36% | 3% | 67% | 50.2 | 47% |
| The Priory SchoolFoundation school · sixth form | 1,221 | 87% | 56% | 30% | 4% | 54% | 48.5 | 49% |
| The Reach Free SchoolFree schools · sixth form | 734 | 91% | 48% | 42% | 2% | 58% | 44.2 | 35% |
| The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,620 | 94% | 73% | 13% | 2% | 63% | 57.9 | 64% |
| The Sele SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 382 | 88% | 25% | 63% | 1% | 18% | 35.7 | 21% |
| The Thomas Alleyne AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 970 | 90% | 45% | 43% | 1% | 48% | 48.0 | 53% |
| Townsend Church of England SchoolVoluntary aided school · sixth form | 746 | 88% | 46% | 38% | 2% | 50% | 46.7 | 40% |
| Tring SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,599 | 92% | 59% | 32% | 4% | 52% | 50.5 | 54% |
| Verulam SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 987 | 90% | 73% | 16% | 2% | 60% | 52.5 | 55% |
| Watford Grammar School for BoysAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,590 | 97% | 84% | 10% | 1% | 77% | 68.9 | 83% |
| Watford Grammar School for GirlsAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,427 | 96% | 86% | 8% | — | 74% | 68.2 | 83% |
| Westfield AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,331 | 88% | 50% | 36% | 1% | 60% | 41.4 | 39% |
| Yavneh CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,085 | 95% | 80% | 13% | 2% | 65% | 61.6 | 75% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (43)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hertford Regional Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 11% | — | — |
| North Hertfordshire Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 8% | — | — |
| Oaklands Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 15% | — | — |
| West Herts Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 15% | — | — |
| Abbot's Hill Schoolindependent · Other independent school | 380 | — | — | — | — | — | 68.8 | 81% |
| Aldenham Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 849 | — | — | — | — | — | 41.5 | 0% |
| Berkhamsted Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 1,439 | — | — | — | — | — | 12.2 | 0% |
| Bishop's Stortford Collegeindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 1,241 | — | — | — | — | — | 23.4 | 0% |
| Egerton-Rothesay Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 157 | — | — | — | — | — | 19.2 | 22% |
| Haberdashers' Boys' Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 1,429 | — | — | — | — | — | 41.0 | 0% |
| Haberdashers' Girls' Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 1,118 | — | — | — | — | — | 39.9 | 0% |
| Haileybury Collegeindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 924 | — | — | — | — | — | 14.5 | 0% |
| Immanuel Collegeindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 341 | — | — | — | — | — | 18.9 | 0% |
| Merchant Taylors' Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 1,051 | — | — | — | — | — | 21.7 | 0% |
| Queenswood Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 426 | — | — | — | — | — | 47.2 | 0% |
| Royal Masonic School for Girlsindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 880 | — | — | — | — | — | 66.2 | 75% |
| Sherrardswood Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 445 | — | — | — | — | — | 52.0 | 49% |
| St Albans High School for Girlsindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 1,106 | — | — | — | — | — | 48.5 | 0% |
| St Albans Independent Collegeindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | 19.1 | 0% |
| St Albans Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 883 | — | — | — | — | — | 10.1 | 0% |
| Stanborough Secondary Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | 44.1 | 38% |
| St Christopher Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 492 | — | — | — | — | — | 58.3 | 65% |
| St Columba's Collegeindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 822 | — | — | — | — | — | 32.9 | 0% |
| St Edmund's Collegeindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 684 | — | — | — | — | — | 35.5 | 1% |
| St Francis Collegeindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 264 | — | — | — | — | — | 56.9 | 68% |
| St Margaret's Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 799 | — | — | — | — | — | 56.3 | 73% |
| The King's Schoolindependent · Other independent school | 169 | — | — | — | — | — | 59.3 | 78% |
| The Purcell Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 192 | — | — | — | — | — | 47.7 | 54% |
| Tring Park School for the Performing Artsindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 336 | — | — | — | — | — | 32.5 | 0% |
| Amwell View Schoolspecial · Community special school | 194 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Batchwood Schoolspecial · Community special school | 111 | 47% | 0% | 41% | 0% | — | 11.8 | 9% |
| Falconer Schoolspecial · Community special school | 54 | 57% | 0% | 57% | 0% | — | 2.3 | 0% |
| Garston Manor Schoolspecial · Community special school | 175 | 96% | 0% | 93% | 0% | — | 0.7 | 0% |
| Heathlands Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 150 | 67% | 0% | 50% | 0% | — | 6.4 | 0% |
| Lonsdale Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 128 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | 0.3 | 0% |
| St Luke's Schoolspecial · Foundation special school | 182 | 90% | 0% | 79% | 0% | — | — | — |
| The Collett Schoolspecial · Community special school | 128 | 100% | 0% | 93% | 0% | — | — | — |
| The Valley Schoolspecial · Community special school | 193 | 91% | 0% | 82% | 0% | — | 0.2 | 0% |
| White Trees Independent Schoolspecial · Other independent special school | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | 4.3 | 11% |
| Brandles Schoolstate · Academy special sponsor led | 71 | 83% | 0% | 83% | 0% | — | 2.6 | 0% |
| Hailey Hall Schoolstate · Academy special converter | 81 | 77% | 8% | 69% | 0% | — | 7.2 | 6% |
| Knightsfield Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 65 | 90% | 0% | 90% | 0% | — | 17.7 | 10% |
| Pinewood Schoolstate · Academy special converter | 206 | 97% | 0% | 94% | 0% | — | — | — |