Schools in Harpenden

• 20open schools
• 14primary
• 4secondary

Schools near Harpenden by distance

Schools whose official address gives Harpenden as the town, in Hertfordshire, grouped by type.

Nursery schools 1

• Batford Nursery School

  Nursery · Local authority nursery school · ages 3 to 5 · 72 pupils

  Holcroft Road, Harpenden, AL5 5BQ

  Ofsted 19 Apr 2023 (ungraded): School remains Outstanding

Primary schools 14

• Crabtree Infants' School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 7 · 178 pupils

  Crabtree Lane, Harpenden, AL5 5PU

  Ofsted 7 Feb 2024: Outstanding

• Crabtree Junior School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 7 to 11 · 256 pupils

  Crabtree Lane, Harpenden, AL5 5PU

  Ofsted 29 Nov 2023: Outstanding

• Harpenden Academy

  Primary · Free schools · ages 4 to 11 · 216 pupils

  25 Vaughan Road, Harpenden, AL5 4EL

  Ofsted 5 Feb 2025 (ungraded): Improved significantly

• High Beeches Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 5 to 11 · 420 pupils

  Aldwickbury Crescent, Harpenden, AL5 5SD

  Ofsted 8 Jun 2023 (ungraded): School remains Outstanding

• Manland Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 204 pupils

  Sauncey Avenue, Harpenden, AL5 4QW

  Ofsted 6 Jun 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

• Roundwood Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 338 pupils

  Roundwood Park, Harpenden, AL5 3AD

  Ofsted report card, 20 Jan 2026

• Sauncey Wood Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 147 pupils

  Pickford Hill, Harpenden, AL5 5HL

  Ofsted 13 May 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• St Dominic Catholic Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 232 pupils

  St Dominic Catholic Primary School, Southdown Road, Harpenden, AL5 1PF

  Ofsted 22 Nov 2023: Outstanding (predecessor school)

  Roman Catholic

• St Hilda's School

  Primary · Other independent school · ages 2 to 11 · Girls · 134 pupils

  28 Douglas Road, Harpenden, AL5 2ES

  Independent: inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate

  Independent

• St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 149 pupils

  Church Green, Harpenden, AL5 2TP

  Ofsted 24 Mar 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• The Grove Infant and Nursery School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 7 · 243 pupils

  Dark Lane, Harpenden, AL5 1QD

  Ofsted 7 Nov 2023: Outstanding

• The Grove Junior School

  Primary · Community school · ages 7 to 11 · 350 pupils

  Dark Lane, Harpenden, AL5 1QB

  Ofsted 8 Dec 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

• The Lea Primary School and Nursery

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 239 pupils

  Moorland Road, Harpenden, AL5 4LE

  Ofsted 1 Oct 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

• Wood End School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 457 pupils

  Yeomans Avenue, Harpenden, AL5 3EF

  Ofsted 14 Nov 2023: Outstanding

Secondary schools 4

• Katherine Warington School

  Secondary · Free schools · ages 11 to 19 · 1,113 pupils

  Lower Luton Road, Harpenden, AL5 5FH

  Ofsted 28 Feb 2024: Good

• Roundwood Park School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 1,421 pupils

  Roundwood Park, Harpenden, AL5 3AE

  Ofsted 28 Nov 2023: Outstanding

• Sir John Lawes School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 1,373 pupils

  Manland Way, Harpenden, AL5 4QP

  Ofsted 28 Mar 2023: Outstanding

• St George's School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 1,351 pupils

  Sun Lane, Harpenden, AL5 4TD

  Ofsted 11 Mar 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

  Christian

All-through schools 1

• The King's School

  All-through · Other independent school · ages 4 to 16 · 169 pupils

  Elmfield, Ambrose Lane, Harpenden, AL5 4DU

  Independent: inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate

  Christian Independent

Nearby towns

• St Albans 4.4 miles
• Luton 6.3 miles
• Welwyn 6.6 miles
• Hemel Hempstead 6.6 miles
• Welwyn Garden City 6.7 miles
• Hatfield 7.2 miles
• Abbots Langley 8.4 miles
• Hitchin 8.7 miles
• Dunstable 9.1 miles
• Kings Langley 9.1 miles

Source: Get Information about Schools and Ofsted (Open Government Licence v3.0).