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91.9% of Hertfordshire schools judged good or outstanding at last Ofsted inspection compared with national average of 90.4%




New data shows Hertfordshire’s schools are performing above the national average.

The 2024 results were presented to a meeting of Hertfordshire County Council’s (HCC) education, libraries and lifelong learning panel on Friday (January 31) after an annual review of standards.

Members were told Hertfordshire was rising above the national average for schools judged to be good or outstanding at their last Ofsted inspection, with 91.9% achieving these ratings compared with the national average of 90.4%.

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All schools maintained by HCC achieved a good or outstanding rating and no schools in the county were judged inadequate by Ofsted in the last year.

Also, the data analysis indicates that, at every key stage, Hertfordshire’s children and young people achieve better educational outcomes than the national average, placing the council in the top 40% of all local authorities.

Hertfordshire children at Key Stages 4 (GCSEs) and 5 (A-levels) are in the top 20% for most headline measures.

Cllr Caroline Clapper, HCC’s executive member for education, libraries and lifelong learning, said: “Through supporting families and working with early years education providers, we are helping to make sure that children in Hertfordshire have the best start in life.

“Our schools and colleges, with dedicated, passionate staff, are supporting around 300,000 children and young people to thrive in education and achieve good results.

“We are working in partnership to provide a good quality of education in Hertfordshire, and targeting investment and focus in those areas where more needs to be done so that all children and young people in Hertfordshire have the opportunity to fulfil their potential.”

The report also demonstrated an improvement in the educational outcomes for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), although this is less easy to measure.



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