Best Schools in Borehamwood

How many schools are there in Borehamwood?

Borehamwood has 14 open schools: 10 state primary, 3 state secondary or all-through and 1 independent.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Borehamwood are rated Outstanding?

1 school in Borehamwood was rated Outstanding at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Yavneh Primary School. Counting Good as well, 77% of the 13 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Yavneh Primary School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Borehamwood get the best GCSE results?

Of the 3 schools in Borehamwood with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Yavneh College, with an Attainment 8 score of 59.5 and 69% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Hertswood Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 35.4 and 29% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Elstree Screen Arts Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 33.2 and 16% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Yavneh CollegeHertswood AcademyElstree Screen Arts Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Borehamwood have the best SATs results?

Of the 10 primary schools in Borehamwood with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Yavneh Primary School (92% in reading, 95% in maths); Cowley Hill School (81% in reading, 84% in maths); and Woodlands Primary School (72% in reading, 86% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Yavneh Primary SchoolCowley Hill SchoolWoodlands Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Borehamwood?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Borehamwood selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Borehamwood have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Borehamwood have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Hertfordshire allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Borehamwood?

Apply to Hertfordshire through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.