Private schools in Hertfordshire
52 fee-paying schools are registered in Hertfordshire: 46 mainstream and 6 special. 13 are single-sex. 27 take pupils to 18. Everything below is the Department for Education's register as it stands; fees, entrance tests and inspection reports live on each school's own site.
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Mainstream independent schools
| School | Ages | Pupils | Faith | On roll | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbot's Hill School Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RP | 0 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 380 | 63% |
| Aldenham School Elstree, WD6 3AJ | 3 to 19 | Mixed | Church of England | 849 | 94% |
| Aldwickbury School | 3 to 13 | Mixed | Non-faith | 333 | 74% |
| Beechwood Park School St Albans, AL3 8AW | 2 to 13 | Mixed | Non-faith | 445 | 77% |
| Berkhamsted Prep and Pre-Prep School Berkhamsted, HP4 2SZ | 0 to 11 | Mixed | Non-faith | 563 | 94% |
| Berkhamsted School Berkhamsted, HP4 2DJ | 11 to 19 | Mixed | Anglican/Christian | 1,439 | 96% |
| Bishop's Stortford College Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2PQ | 3 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 1,241 | 93% |
| Charlotte House Preparatory School Rickmansworth, WD3 4DU | 3 to 11 | Girls | Non-faith | 103 | 69% |
| Duncombe School Hertford, SG14 3JA | 2 to 11 | Mixed | Non-faith | 230 | 76% |
| Edge Grove School Watford, WD25 8NL | 2 to 13 | Mixed | Non-faith | 311 | 59% |
| Egerton-Rothesay School Berkhamsted, HP4 3UJ | 6 to 19 | Mixed | Christian | 157 | 35% |
| Gurukula - The Hare Krishna Primary School Hertfordshire, WD25 8HB | 4 to 11 | Mixed | Hindu | 54 | 77% |
| Haberdashers' Boys' School | 4 to 18 | Boys | Non-faith | 1,429 | 94% |
| Haberdashers' Girls' School Borehamwood, WD6 3BT | 4 to 18 | Girls | Non-faith | 1,118 | 94% |
| Haileybury College Hertford, SG13 7NU | 11 to 18 | Mixed | Church of England | 924 | 99% |
| Heath Mount School Hertford, SG14 3NG | 2 to 13 | Mixed | Non-faith | 503 | 90% |
| Hertford Prep Hertford, SG14 2LX | 3 to 11 | Mixed | Non-faith | 130 | 63% |
| Immanuel College Bushey, WD23 4EB | 9 to 19 | Mixed | Jewish | 341 | 61% |
| Kingshott School Hitchin, SG4 7JX | 3 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 403 | 78% |
| Lochinver House School Potters Bar, EN6 1LW | 3 to 13 | Mixed | Non-faith | 314 | 85% |
| Lockers Park School Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TL | 5 to 14 | Boys | Church of England | 152 | 64% |
| Longwood School Bushey, WD23 2QG | 3 to 11 | Mixed | Non-faith | 65 | 31% |
| Manor Lodge School Shenley, WD7 9BG | 2 to 11 | Mixed | Non-faith | 458 | 95% |
| Merchant Taylors' Prep School Rickmansworth, WD3 1LW | 3 to 13 | Boys | Christian | 330 | 89% |
| Merchant Taylors' School Northwood, HA6 2HT | 11 to 18 | Boys | Non-faith | 1,051 | 89% |
| Queenswood School Hatfield, AL9 6NS | 11 to 18 | Girls | Methodist | 426 | 77% |
| Radlett Preparatory School Ltd Herts, WD7 7LY | 3 to 11 | Mixed | Non-faith | 250 | 52% |
| Royal Masonic School for Girls Rickmansworth, WD3 4HF | 2 to 19 | Girls | Non-faith | 880 | 84% |
| Sherrardswood School Welwyn, AL6 0BJ | 2 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 445 | 81% |
| St Albans High School for Girls | 4 to 18 | Girls | Anglican | 1,106 | 91% |
| St Albans Independent College St Albans, AL1 1LN | 14 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 70 | 82% |
| St Albans School St Albans, AL3 4HB | 11 to 19 | Boys | Christian/non-denominational | 883 | 91% |
| St Christopher School Letchworth Garden City, SG6 3JZ | 2 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 492 | 72% |
| St Columba's College St Albans, AL3 4AW | 4 to 19 | Mixed | Roman Catholic | 822 | 95% |
| St Edmund's College Ware, SG11 1DS | 2 to 19 | Mixed | Roman Catholic | 684 | 74% |
| St Francis College Letchworth Garden City, SG6 3PJ | 3 to 18 | Girls | Christian | 264 | 39% |
| St Hilda's School Harpenden, AL5 2ES | 2 to 11 | Girls | Non-faith | 134 | 74% |
| St Margaret's School Bushey, WD23 1DT | 2 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 799 | 94% |
| Stanborough Primary School Watford, WD25 0DQ | 2 to 11 | Mixed | Non-faith | 64 | 53% |
| Stanborough Secondary School Watford, WD25 9JT | 11 to 18 | Mixed | Seventh Day Adventist | 50 | 29% |
| Stormont School Potters Bar, EN6 5HA | 4 to 11 | Girls | Non-faith | 112 | 65% |
| The King's School Harpenden, AL5 4DU | 4 to 16 | Mixed | Christian | 169 | 75% |
| The Purcell School | 8 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 192 | 87% |
| Tring Park School for the Performing Arts Tring, HP23 5LX | 7 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 336 | 91% |
| Westbrook Hay | 3 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 360 | 90% |
| York House School | 3 to 11 | Mixed | Non-faith | 331 | 79% |
Independent special schools
| School | Ages | Pupils | Faith | On roll | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Hall School Hitchin, SG4 8DL | 14 to 17 | Mixed | Non-faith | 16 | 73% |
| Elysium Healthcare Potters Bar Clinic School Potters Bar, EN6 2SE | 11 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 15 | 50% |
| Radlett Lodge School Radlett, WD7 9HW | 5 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 54 | 90% |
| Redbourn Park School Hemel Hempstead, HP2 6BH | 7 to 14 | Mixed | Non-faith | 25 | 93% |
| Rhodes Wood Hospital School | 7 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 35 | 90% |
| White Trees Independent School | 11 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 76 | 97% |
What this list is, and is not
Source: the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register, which every school in England must keep current, refreshed here with each import. "How full" is pupils on roll against the school's stated capacity, where both are reported. The register carries no fees, no entrance requirements and no inspection grades for independent schools: those are on each school's own site and the Independent Schools Inspectorate's. A school missing here is not registered in Hertfordshire, which for a school on a boundary can mean it is listed under the neighbouring council.
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