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Danes Educational Trust

Danes Educational Trust is an academy trust running 13 schools (7 secondary and 6 primary) in Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire.

Of its 5 schools with a graded Ofsted inspection, 80% are rated Good or Outstanding (1 outstanding, 3 good, 1 inadequate).

1 of its schools have been inspected under Ofsted's new report cards: 3 of their 7 graded areas were strong or exceptional.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 51.5 in 2023/24, with a Progress 8 score of 0.21 (zero is the national average).

Across its primary schools, 50% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2023/24.

The trust is registered at Companies House as company 07671949, incorporated in 2011.

Sources: DfE GIAS and performance data, Ofsted, Companies House.

Schools in Danes Educational Trust

SchoolPhaseAreaInspectionResults
Ascot Road Primary SchoolPrimaryWatford-KS2 78%
Chancellor's SchoolSecondaryHatfield-A8 47.6
Croxley Danes SchoolSecondaryRickmansworthReport card: 3/7 strongA8 51.3
De Havilland Primary SchoolPrimaryHatfieldGood (2023)KS2 73%
Elstree Screen Arts AcademySecondaryBorehamwood-A8 39.1
Jupiter Primary SchoolPrimaryHemel HempsteadGood (2022)KS2 78%
Lanchester Primary SchoolPrimaryWatford-KS2 79%
Onslow St Audrey's SchoolSecondaryHatfieldGood (2023)A8 36.6
Roselands Primary SchoolPrimaryHoddesdon-KS2 67%
St Clement Danes SchoolSecondaryRickmansworthOutstanding (2024)A8 65.1
The Beaconsfield SchoolSecondaryBeaconsfield-A8 43.8
The Cranbourne Primary SchoolPrimaryHoddesdon-KS2 80%
The John Warner SchoolSecondaryHoddesdonInadequateA8 40.8

Results are each school's latest: Attainment 8 for secondaries, KS2 reading and maths expected standard for primaries. The average state school in England scored 46.8 and 76% in 2025.

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