Best Private Schools in Hertfordshire
Co-Ed, Boys, Girls

Overview

Hertfordshire has 22 private schools which take pupils of high school age, some of which also have primary and nursery schools as well. All of these schools offer day places, with over half offering boarding places as well. There are no boarding-only independent schools in Hertfordshire.

Hertfordshire Independent School League Table

GCSE Rank A*/A% School Gender Day/Boarding Day Fees Boarding Fees
1 91.5% Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School Boys Day £28,424 N/A
2 89.0% Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls Girls Day £27,378 N/A
3 87.0% St Albans School Boys (Co-ed Sixth Form) Day £28,146 N/A
4 86.0% St Albans High School for Girls Girls Day £27,621 N/A
5 74.0% Bishop's Stortford College Co-ed Day & Boarding £28,722 £50,577
6 71.0% Berkhamsted School Co-ed Day £29,814 £49,173
7 65.0% Abbot's Hill Co-ed Day £23,064 N/A
8 61.0% The Purcell School for Young Musicians Co-ed Day & Boarding £37,318 £47,650
9 58.0% St Columba's College Co-ed Day £25,570 N/A
10 57.0% Queenswood School Girls Day & Boarding £24,360 £33,780
11 54.0% The Royal Masonic School for Girls Girls Day & Boarding £24,045 £42,975
12 50.0% Haileybury School Co-ed Day & Boarding £41,100 £56,796
13 46.0% St Christopher School (Hertfordshire) Co-ed Day & Boarding £26,052 £45,130
14 45.0% Aldenham School Co-ed Day & Boarding £31,128 £49,500
15 44.0% St Edmund's College Co-ed Day & Boarding £23,148 £33,606
16 43.0% St Margaret's School (Hertfordshire) Co-ed Day & Boarding £25,056 £34,312
17 41.7% Tring Park School for the Performing Arts Co-ed Day & Boarding £31,842 £48,093
18 37.0% Kings School (Harpenden) Co-ed Day £11,550 N/A
19 28.0% Mount House School Co-ed Day £21,330 N/A

Where Schools are Located

Hertfordshire’s private schools are concentrated in the south of the county, closest to London in Watford and St Albans. The rest of the county is well covered with independent schools in Berkhamsted, Welwyn, and Hertford to name a few.

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Best Private Schools in Hertfordshire

There are 22 senior independent schools in Hertfordshire. 20 of these schools publicly release their exam data (standard UK examination system i.e. GCSE / A-Level).

Best Private Schools by GCSE Results

The top performing schools academically for GCSE are (in order):

1. Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School

Location Butterfly Lane, Elstree, WD6 3AF
GCSE A*/A:
91.5%

2. Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls

Location Aldenham Road, Elstree, WD6 3BT
GCSE A*/A:
89%

3. St Albans School

Location Abbey Gateway, St Albans, AL3 4HB
GCSE A*/A:
87%

4. St Albans High School for Girls

Location Townsend Avenue, St Albans, AL1 3SJ
GCSE A*/A:
86%

5. Bishop's Stortford College

Location 10 Maze Green Road, CM23 2PJ
GCSE A*/A:
74%

Best Private Schools by A-Level Results

The top performing schools academically for A-Level are (in order):

1. Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls

Location Aldenham Road, Elstree, WD6 3BT
A-Level A*/A:
76%

2. Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School

Location Butterfly Lane, Elstree, WD6 3AF
A-Level A*/A:
75%

3. St Albans High School for Girls

Location Townsend Avenue, St Albans, AL1 3SJ
A-Level A*/A:
73%

4. St Albans School

Location Abbey Gateway, St Albans, AL3 4HB
A-Level A*/A:
71%

5. Berkhamsted School

Location Berkhamsted, HP4 2BB
A-Level A*/A:
54%
From To Averaging
Day Places £11,550 £41,100 £26,670
Boarding Places £22,971 £56,796 £43,027

Best Boys Schools in Hertfordshire

Best Private Boys Schools by GCSE

The top performing boys schools academically for GCSE are (in order):

1. Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School

Location Butterfly Lane, Elstree, WD6 3AF
GCSE A*/A:
91.5%

2. St Albans School

Location Abbey Gateway, St Albans, AL3 4HB
GCSE A*/A:
87.0%

Best Private Boys Schools by A-Level Results

The top performing boys schools academically for A-Level are (in order):

1. Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School

Location Butterfly Lane, Elstree, WD6 3AF
A-Level A*/A:
75.0%

2. St Albans School

Location Abbey Gateway, St Albans, AL3 4HB
A-Level A*/A:
71.0%
From To Averaging
Day Places £28,146 £28,424 £28,285
Boarding Places N/A N/A N/A

Best Girls Schools in Hertfordshire

Best Private Girls Schools by GCSE Results

The top performing girls schools academically for GCSE are (in order):

1. Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls

Location Aldenham Road, Elstree, WD6 3BT
GCSE A*/A:
89.0%

2. St Albans High School for Girls

Location Townsend Avenue, St Albans, AL1 3SJ
GCSE A*/A:
86.0%

3. Queenswood School

Location Shepherd's Way, AL9 6NS
GCSE A*/A:
57.0%

4. The Royal Masonic School for Girls

Location Rickmansworth, WD3 4HF
GCSE A*/A:
54.0%

Best Private Girls Schools by A-Level Results

The top performing girls schools academically for A-Level are (in order):

1. Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls

Location Aldenham Road, Elstree, WD6 3BT
A-Level A*/A:
76.0%

2. St Albans High School for Girls

Location Townsend Avenue, St Albans, AL1 3SJ
A-Level A*/A:
73.0%

3. St Francis' College

Location Broadway, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 3PJ
A-Level A*/A:
53.0%

4. The Royal Masonic School for Girls

Location Rickmansworth, WD3 4HF
A-Level A*/A:
52.0%

5. Queenswood School

Location Shepherd's Way, AL9 6NS
A-Level A*/A:
38.0%
From To Averaging
Day Places £23,602 £27,621 £25,401
Boarding Places £33,780 £44,791 £40,515

Best Co-Ed Schools in Hertfordshire

Best Private Co-Ed Schools by GCSE Results

The top performing co-ed schools academically for GCSE are (in order):

1. Bishop's Stortford College

Location 10 Maze Green Road, CM23 2PJ
GCSE A*/A:
74.0%

2. Berkhamsted School

Location Berkhamsted, HP4 2BB
GCSE A*/A:
71.0%

3. Abbot's Hill

Location Bunkers Lane, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RP
GCSE A*/A:
65.0%

4. The Purcell School for Young Musicians

Location Aldenham Road, Watford, WD23 2TS
GCSE A*/A:
61.0%

5. St Columba's College

Location King Harry Lane, St Albans, AL3 4AW
GCSE A*/A:
58.0%

Best Private Co-Ed Schools by A-Level Results

The top performing co-ed schools academically for A-Level are (in order):

1. Berkhamsted School

Location Berkhamsted, HP4 2BB
A-Level A*/A:
54.0%

2. Haileybury School

Location London Road, Hertford, SG13 7NU
A-Level A*/A:
53.0%

3. The Purcell School for Young Musicians

Location Aldenham Road, Watford, WD23 2TS
A-Level A*/A:
50.0%

4. St Margaret's School (Hertfordshire)

Location Merry Hill Road, Bushey, WD23 1DT
A-Level A*/A:
50.0%

5. Bishop's Stortford College

Location 10 Maze Green Road, CM23 2PJ
A-Level A*/A:
44.0%

Day and Boarding Fees

From To Averaging
Day Places £11,550 £41,100 £26,878
Boarding Places £22,971 £56,796 £43,781

Hertfordshire Private School Costs (Averages)

Day Boarding
Overall £26,670 £43,027
Boys £28,424 £0
Girls £25,401 £40,515
Co-Ed £26,878 £43,781

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