Sixth Forms / Hertfordshire
Sixth Forms in Hertfordshire
Browse 133 sixth forms and sixth-form colleges in Hertfordshire. Compare A-Level results, entry requirements, Ofsted ratings and university destinations.
133 sixth forms in Hertfordshire
Dame Alice Owen's School
Potters Bar · Secondary · Mixed
Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School
St Albans · Secondary · Mixed
Parmiter's School
Watford · Secondary · Mixed
Presdales School
Ware · Secondary · Girls
Rhodes Wood Hospital School
Brookmans Park · Special · Mixed
Rickmansworth School
Rickmansworth · Secondary · Mixed
Roundwood Park School
Harpenden · Secondary · Mixed
Sandringham School
St Albans · Secondary · Mixed
Sir John Lawes School
Harpenden · Secondary · Mixed
St Clement Danes School
Rickmansworth · Secondary · Mixed
The Broxbourne School
Broxbourne · Secondary · Mixed
The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College
Bishop's Stortford · Secondary · Girls
Watford Grammar School for Girls
Watford · Secondary · Girls
Ashlyns School
Berkhamsted · Secondary · Mixed
Barclay Academy
Stevenage · Secondary · Mixed
Barnet and Southgate College
Barnet · Post-16 · Mixed
Elysium Healthcare Potters Bar Clinic School
Potters Bar · Special · Mixed
Hertford Regional College
Ware · Post-16 · Mixed
Hockerill Anglo-European College
Bishop's Stortford · Secondary · Mixed
JCoSS
New Barnet · Secondary · Mixed
Katherine Warington School
Harpenden · Secondary · Mixed
King James Academy Royston
Royston · All-through · Mixed
Laureate Academy
Hemel Hempstead · Secondary · Mixed
Leventhorpe
Sawbridgeworth · Secondary · Mixed
North Hertfordshire College
Stevenage · Post-16 · Mixed
Oaklands College
St Albans · Post-16 · Mixed
Onslow St Audrey's School
Hatfield · Secondary · Mixed
Radlett Lodge School
Radlett · Special · Mixed
Richard Hale School
Hertford · Secondary · Boys
Robert Barclay Academy
Hoddesdon · Secondary · Mixed
St Albans Independent College
St Albans · Senior · Mixed
Stanborough School
Welwyn Garden City · Secondary · Mixed
St Elizabeth's Centre
Hertfordshire · Special · Mixed
St Mary's Church of England High School (VA)
Waltham Cross · Secondary · Mixed
The Adeyfield Academy
Hemel Hempstead · Secondary · Mixed
The Marlborough Science Academy
St Albans · Secondary · Mixed
West Herts College
Watford · Post-16 · Mixed
White Trees Independent School
Bishops Stortford · Special · Mixed
Yavneh College
Borehamwood · Secondary · Mixed
Aldenham School
Elstree · All-through · Mixed
Amwell View School
Ware · Special · Mixed
Aurora Meldreth Manor School
Royston · Special · Mixed
Avanti Grange Secondary School
Bishops Stortford · Secondary · Mixed
Barnwell School
Stevenage · Secondary · Mixed
Beaumont School
St Albans · Secondary · Mixed
Berkhamsted School
Berkhamsted · Senior · Mixed
Birchwood High School
Bishop's Stortford · Secondary · Mixed
Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School
Hatfield · Secondary · Girls
Bishop's Stortford College
Bishop's Stortford · All-through · Mixed
Breakspeare School
Abbots Langley · Special · Mixed
Bushey Meads School
Bushey · Secondary · Mixed
Chancellor's School
Hatfield · Secondary · Mixed
Croxley Danes School
Rickmansworth · Secondary · Mixed
East Barnet School
Barnet · Secondary · Mixed
Egerton-Rothesay School
Berkhamsted · All-through · Mixed
Elderwood House School
Leavesden · All-through · Mixed
Elstree Screen Arts Academy
Borehamwood · Secondary · Mixed
Fearnhill School
Letchworth · Secondary · Mixed
Freman College
Buntingford · Secondary · Mixed
Future Academies Watford
Watford · Secondary · Mixed
Goffs Academy
Waltham Cross · Secondary · Mixed
Gracewood Academy
Potters Bar · Secondary · Mixed
Greenside School
Stevenage · Special · Mixed
Haberdashers' Boys' School
Elstree · All-through · Boys
Haberdashers' Girls' School
Borehamwood · All-through · Girls
Haileybury College
Hertford · Senior · Mixed
Haileybury Turnford
Waltham Cross · Secondary · Mixed
Heathlands School
St Albans · Special · Mixed
Hertswood Academy
Borehamwood · Secondary · Mixed
Hitchin Boys' School
Hitchin · Secondary · Boys
Hitchin Girls' School
Hitchin · Secondary · Girls
Immanuel College
Bushey · Senior · Mixed
James Marks Academy
Welwyn Garden City · Special · Mixed
John F Kennedy Catholic School
Hemel Hempstead · Secondary · Mixed
Kings Langley School
Kings Langley · Secondary · Mixed
Knightsfield School
Welwyn Garden City · Special · Mixed
Lakeside School
Welwyn Garden City · Special · Mixed
Longdean School
Hemel Hempstead · Secondary · Mixed
Lonsdale School
Stevenage · Special · Mixed
Loreto College
St Albans · Secondary · Girls
Marriotts School
Stevenage · Secondary · Mixed
Merchant Taylors' School
Northwood · Senior · Boys
Monk's Walk School
Welwyn Garden City · Secondary · Mixed
Mount House School
Barnet · Senior · Mixed
Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School
Barnet · Secondary · Girls
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet
Barnet · Secondary · Boys
Queens' School
Bushey · Secondary · Mixed
Queenswood School
Hatfield · Senior · Girls
Ridgeway Academy
Welwyn Garden City · Secondary · Mixed
Roman Fields Academy
Hemel Hempstead · Secondary · Mixed
Royal Masonic School for Girls
Rickmansworth · All-through · Girls
Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School
Rickmansworth · Secondary · Mixed
Saint Michael's Catholic High School
Watford · Secondary · Mixed
Samuel Ryder Academy
St Albans · All-through · Mixed
Sherrardswood School
Welwyn · All-through · Mixed
Simon Balle All-Through School
Hertford · All-through · Mixed
Southgate School
Barnet · Secondary · Mixed
St Albans Girls' School
St Albans · Secondary · Girls
St Albans High School for Girls
St Albans · All-through · Girls
St Albans School
St Albans · Senior · Mixed
Stanborough Secondary School
Watford · Senior · Mixed
St Christopher School
Letchworth Garden City · All-through · Mixed
St Columba's College
St Albans · All-through · Mixed
St Edmund's College
Ware · All-through · Mixed
St Elizabeth's School
Much Hadham · Special · Mixed
St Francis College
Letchworth Garden City · All-through · Girls
St George's School
Harpenden · Secondary · Mixed
St John's Preparatory and Senior School
Potters Bar · All-through · Mixed
St Margaret's School
Bushey · All-through · Mixed
St Mary's Catholic School
Bishop's Stortford · Secondary · Mixed
The Astley Cooper School
Hemel Hempstead · Secondary · Mixed
The Bishop's Stortford High School
Bishop's Stortford · Secondary · Boys
The Chauncy School
Ware · Secondary · Mixed
The Grange Academy
Bushey · Secondary · Mixed
The Hemel Hempstead School
Hemel Hempstead · Secondary · Mixed
The Highfield School
Letchworth Garden City · Secondary · Mixed
The John Warner School
Hoddesdon · Secondary · Mixed
The Knights Templar School
Baldock · Secondary · Mixed
The Nobel School
Stevenage · Secondary · Mixed
The Priory School
Hitchin · Secondary · Mixed
The Purcell School
Bushey · All-through · Mixed
The Reach Free School
Rickmansworth · Secondary · Mixed
The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School
Stevenage · Secondary · Mixed
The Sele School
Hertford · Secondary · Mixed
The Thomas Alleyne Academy
Stevenage · Secondary · Mixed
Townsend Church of England School
St Albans · Secondary · Mixed
Tring Park School for the Performing Arts
Tring · All-through · Mixed
Tring School
Tring · Secondary · Mixed
Verulam School
St Albans · Secondary · Boys
Watford Grammar School for Boys
Watford · Secondary · Boys
Watling View School
St Albans · Special · Mixed
Westfield Academy
Watford · Secondary · Mixed
Woodfield School
Hemel Hempstead · Special · Mixed
About sixth forms in Hertfordshire
Sixth forms in Hertfordshire provide 16-18 education through school sixth forms and dedicated sixth-form or further education colleges, each offering a different mix of A-Levels, T-Levels and BTECs. Entry requirements are set by each institution and typically depend on GCSE grades - most ask for at least five passes at grade 4 or above, with higher grades required for individual subjects. Course availability varies considerably across sixth forms in Hertfordshire, so it is worth checking whether the specific A-Level or vocational subjects you want are actually on offer before you apply. Open evenings in the autumn term of Year 11 are the best chance to ask questions in person and compare the teaching environment, support offer and facilities.
When comparing sixth forms in Hertfordshire, start with A-Level results - the average points per entry and grades at AAB or above give a consistent measure to work with across different institutions. Look at university destinations too: progression to Russell Group universities and the quality of UCAS guidance can vary significantly between a school sixth form and a standalone sixth-form college. Application deadlines in Hertfordshire typically fall in the winter of Year 11, so shortlist early, attend open evenings and use School Signal to compare the data in one place.
Choosing a school in Hertfordshire
Whether or not Hertfordshire has schools of a particular type, the same fundamentals help you compare your options. Ofsted judgements - Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement or Inadequate - summarise the quality of education, behaviour, personal development and leadership. A rating is a useful starting point, but bear in mind that some schools have not been inspected for several years and that a single word cannot capture everything about a school.
For secondary schools, Progress 8 is often more revealing than raw results. It measures how much pupils improve between the end of primary school and their GCSEs, so a school serving a less advantaged community can still post strong progress. Attainment 8 shows average achievement across eight GCSEs, and the percentage of pupils reaching grade 5 or above in English and maths is a useful benchmark. For 16-18 study, look at A-Level and applied-course results and where students go next.
Beyond the data, look at how places are allocated when a school is oversubscribed and whether your address is likely to secure one, the range of subjects and activities on offer, the sixth-form provision if you are planning ahead, and travel and transport. Above all, visit. An open day tells you more about a school's atmosphere, pastoral care and whether it will suit your child than any league table can.
Frequently asked questions
How many sixth forms are there in Hertfordshire?
There are 133 sixth forms in Hertfordshire listed on School Signal, of which 39 are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.
Which sixth form in Hertfordshire has the best Ofsted rating?
Dame Alice Owen's School is among the highest rated sixth forms in Hertfordshire, judged Outstanding at its most recent Ofsted inspection.
What grades do I need for sixth form in Hertfordshire?
Most sixth forms in Hertfordshire ask for a minimum of five GCSEs at grade 4 or above, including English and Maths, though the exact threshold varies by institution. Individual A-Level subjects typically have their own grade requirements - sciences, Maths and languages often ask for a 6 or 7 in the relevant GCSE. Some sixth forms in Hertfordshire set higher overall entry thresholds, particularly those with strong university progression records, so always check the specific entry offer on each school's page.