Private schools in Hertfordshire (2026)
47 fee-paying schools, 17 taking boarders, listed by A level results where the school publishes them, then by name.
| School | Ages | A level |
|---|---|---|
| Haberdashers' Boys' School Letchmore Heath · Boys · Day | 4–18 | A |
| Haberdashers' Girls' School Letchmore Heath · Girls · Day | 4–18 | A |
| St Albans High School for Girls St Albans · Girls · Day · Anglican | 4–18 | A |
| Merchant Taylors' School Moor Park · Boys · Day | 11–18 | A |
| Immanuel College Bushey · Co-ed · Day · Jewish | 11–18 | A- |
| St Francis College Letchworth · Girls · Boarding · Christian | 3–18 | A- |
| St Albans School St Albans · Co-ed · Day · Christian/non-denominational | 11–19 | A- |
| Berkhamsted School Berkhamsted · Co-ed · Boarding · Anglican/Christian | 11–19 | A- |
| Haileybury College Hertford Heath · Co-ed · Boarding · Church of England | 11–18 | A- |
| Bishop's Stortford College Bishop's Stortford · Co-ed · Boarding | 3–18 | B+ |
| St Columba's College St Albans · Co-ed · Day · Roman Catholic | 4–19 | B |
| St Edmund's College Old Hall Green · Co-ed · Boarding · Roman Catholic | 2–19 | B |
| Royal Masonic School for Girls Rickmansworth · Girls · Boarding | 2–19 | B |
| St Margaret's School Bushey · Co-ed · Boarding | 2–18 | B |
| Queenswood School Brookmans Park · Girls · Boarding · Methodist | 11–18 | B |
| Tring Park School for the Performing Arts Tring · Co-ed · Boarding | 7–19 | B- |
| The Purcell School Bushey · Co-ed · Boarding | 8–19 | B- |
| St Christopher School Letchworth · Co-ed · Boarding | 2–18 | B- |
| Sherrardswood School Welwyn · Co-ed · Day | 2–19 | C+ |
| Aldenham School Letchmore Heath · Co-ed · Boarding · Church of England | 3–19 | C+ |
| St Albans Independent College St Albans · Co-ed · Day | 14–19 | C |
| Abbot's Hill School Hemel Hempstead · Co-ed · Day | 0–16 | — |
| Aldwickbury School Harpenden · Co-ed · Boarding | 3–13 | — |
| Beechwood Park School St Albans · Co-ed · Boarding | 2–13 | — |
| Berkhamsted Prep and Pre-Prep School Berkhamsted · Co-ed · Day | 0–11 | — |
| Charlotte House Preparatory School Chorleywood · Girls · Day | 3–11 | — |
| Duncombe School Hertford · Co-ed · Day | 2–11 | — |
| Edge Grove School Aldenham · Co-ed · Day | 2–13 | — |
| Egerton-Rothesay School Berkhamsted · Co-ed · Day · Christian | 6–19 | — |
| Elderwood House School Watford · Co-ed · Day | 10–18 | — |
| Gurukula - The Hare Krishna Primary School Bushey · Co-ed · Day · Hindu | 4–11 | — |
| Heath Mount School Watton at Stone · Co-ed · Boarding | 2–13 | — |
| Hertford Prep Hertford · Co-ed · Day | 2–11 | — |
| Kingshott School Hitchin · Co-ed · Day | 3–16 | — |
| Lochinver House School Potters Bar · Co-ed · Day | 3–13 | — |
| Lockers Park School Hemel Hempstead · Boys · Boarding · Church of England | 5–14 | — |
| Longwood School Bushey · Co-ed · Day | 3–11 | — |
| Manor Lodge School Shenley · Co-ed · Day | 2–11 | — |
| Merchant Taylors' Prep School Moor Park · Boys · Day · Christian | 3–11 | — |
| Radlett Preparatory School Ltd Borehamwood · Co-ed · Day | 3–11 | — |
| St Hilda's School Harpenden · Girls · Day | 2–11 | — |
| Stanborough Primary School Watford · Co-ed · Day | 2–11 | — |
| Stanborough Secondary School Watford · Co-ed · Boarding · Seventh Day Adventist | 11–18 | — |
| Stormont School Potters Bar · Girls · Day | 4–11 | — |
| The King's School Harpenden · Co-ed · Day · Christian | 4–16 | — |
| Westbrook Hay Hemel Hempstead · Co-ed · Day | 3–16 | — |
| York House School Three Rivers · Co-ed · Day | 3–11 | — |
Not a ranking. Fee-paying schools do not sit the same tests as state schools: many take IGCSEs, which the government's GCSE tables leave out, so we list them by their average A level grade where they report it (Department for Education 16 to 18 results) and then by name. Many fee-paying schools do not report A levels, so a dash does not mean poor results. Fee income per pupil is the school's income from fees in its latest Charity Commission accounts divided by its pupils: a guide to cost, not the fee list, and only shown where the charity runs that one school. Inspections: Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) or Ofsted.
Questions
What are the best private schools in Hertfordshire?
By average A level grade: Haberdashers' Boys' School (A), Haberdashers' Girls' School (A), St Albans High School for Girls (A). Not every school publishes A levels, so look at inspection reports and visit too.
How many private schools are there in Hertfordshire?
47 mainstream fee-paying schools, 17 of them taking boarders.
How much do private schools in Hertfordshire cost?
As a guide, the Independent Schools Council's 2026 census puts the average day school fee in East at £6,496 a term (about £23,400 a year with VAT) and the average boarding fee at £14,113 a term, before VAT. Individual schools charge more or less than this, and more for older pupils: each school's website gives its fee list.
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