Hertford Prep
Hertford Prep is an independent school in Hertford for boys and girls aged 2 to 11. It has 130 pupils and room for 205.
St Mary's Lane, Hertingfordbury, Hertford, SG14 2LX01992 513810hertfordprep.org.ukMr Douglas Brown head teacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Hertfordshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 130 | 137 | 150 | 164 | 150 | 148 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 22% | 22% | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 7% | 5% | 1% | 2% | 3% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hollybush Primary School | Council | 950 m | 190 | No overall grade 2025 | 4 | Compare |
| The Sele School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 382 | No overall grade 2025 | 14 | Compare |
| Morgans Primary School & Nursery | Council | 0.8 miles | 346 | Good 2023 | 33 | Compare |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Hertford) | Academy | 0.8 miles | 224 | Not inspected | 28 | Compare |
| Mill Mead Primary Academy | Academy | 0.8 miles | 216 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Richard Hale School | Academy | 0.9 miles | 1,207 | Good 2024 | 81 | Compare |
| Hertford St Andrew CofE Primary School | Church of England | 0.9 miles | 156 | Not inspected | 12 | Compare |
| Abel Smith School | Council | 1.1 miles | 226 | Outstanding 2024 | 88 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Hertford Prep a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Hertford Prep yet.
How many pupils does Hertford Prep have?
130 pupils aged 2 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 205 places, so it is 63% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- St Mary's Lane, Hertingfordbury, Hertford, SG14 2LX
- Telephone
- 01992 513810
- Website
- www.hertfordprep.org.uk
- Head Teacher
- Mr Douglas Brown
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 2-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Ward
- Hertford Castle
- Constituency
- Hertford and Stortford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 15 October 1957
- URN
- 117629 · LAESTAB 9196099 · UKPRN 10070242
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.