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Hertfordshire private schools

Are you looking to find the best private school in Hertfordshire? One of these independent schools could be the perfect choice for your child, depending on whether you are looking for a prep (primary) or senior (secondary) school. There are many excellent choices available in Hertfordshire for prospective parents.

It can be a difficult process to find the best private school for your child. There are plenty of choices for parents in areas like Hertfordshire, but it can often be hard to find the right school. It is made harder as there are so many different options and so much to consider.

Top private schools in Hertfordshire

Parents in Hertfordshire have a very wide range of excellent prep (primary) schools to choose from across the county. Prep schools in Hertfordshire include Aldwickbury, Beechwood Park, Edge Grove and Heath Mount.

At senior level, choices include schools such as Haberdashers' Girls' School, Queenswood, St Albans High School for Girls and the Royal Masonic School for girls, Haberdashers' Boys' School for boys and coed options including Berkhamsted, Bishop's Stortford College, Haileybury and St Edmund's College.

Top private schools in Hertfordshire
Top private schools in Hertfordshire

  • Aldwickbury School

    Aldwickbury School is an independent day and boarding school for boys aged 4 to 13 in Harpenden in Hertfordshire. The school has announced it will be moving to coeducation from September 2025, welcoming girls into the Pre-Prep. Girls will then progress through the school year by year, with the school being fully coeducational by September 2031.
    Find out more about Aldwickbury

  • Beechwood Park

    Beechwood Park is an independent day and boarding school for boys and girls aged 3 to 13, in Markyate, Hertfordshire. The school mission is to 'nurture, engage and inspire pupils', giving them the skills they need to prepare for a future life and love of learning.
    Find out more about Beechwood Park

  • Berkhamsted School

    Berkhamsted School is a family of six independent schools offering day and boarding places for boys and girls aged 5 months to 18 located in Berkhamsted in Hertfordshire. The school was founded in 1541 and aims to foster a spirit of adventure in pupils, offering a high quality education and care for boys and girls.
    Find out more about Berkhamsted

  • Bishop's Stortford College

    Bishop's Stortford College is an independent day and boarding school for boys and girls aged 4 to 18 in Hertfordshire. The school has 'built a wonderful, busy, jaunty, sometimes quirky, often highly successful community. This is what makes us tick. Within this environment your child's personal journey of discovery will begin the moment they join us.'
    Find out more about Bishop's Stortford College

  • Edge Grove

    Edge Grove is an independent day school for boys and girls aged 3 to 13 near Radlett in Hertfordshire. The school 'provides a warm, welcoming educational community in which pupils with a broad diversity of backgrounds develop a genuine sense of belonging and pride.'
    Find out more about Edge Grove

  • Heath Mount School

    Heath Mount School is an independent day and boarding school for boys and girls aged 2 to 13, founded in 1796. The school is fortunate to occupy an idyllic woodland setting at Woodhall Park Estate just outside Hertford.
    Find out more about Heath Mount

  • St Columba's College

    St Columba's College is an independent day school for boys and girls aged 4 to 18 in St Albans, Hertfordshire. Since 1939, the school has provided a Catholic education of 'Head and Heart' helping pupils to 'understand and embrace our values of Courage, Courtesy and Compassion, which are the cornerstone of a Columban education.' In 2021, the school began a phased transition to co-education by first welcoming girls into Reception, followed by all year groups in Lower Prep and the Lower Sixth Form. From September, girls will be welcomed into Year 7.
    Find out more about St Columba's College

  • St Edmund's College

    St Edmund's College is an independent day and boarding school for boys and girls aged 3 to 18, located in 400 acres of Hertfordshire countryside. St Edmund's is one of the oldest Catholic schools in England but welcomes families of all faiths and none.
    Find out more about St Edmund's College

  • The Royal Masonic School for Girls

    The Royal Masonic School for Girls is an independent day and boarding school for girls aged 2 to 18.
    Find out more about RMS for Girls

  • Tring Park School for the Performing Arts

    Tring Park School for the Performing Arts is an independent day and boarding school for boys and girls aged 7 to 19.
    Find out more about Tring Park
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