Abel Smith School
Community primary school in Hertford (Hertfordshire).
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Nearby schools
nearest first20 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Simon Balle All-Through School, 0.2 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Balle All-Through SchoolAcademy converter | 0.2 mi | All-through | 1,617 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2024Last graded Outstanding (May 2018) |
| Richard Hale SchoolAcademy converter | 0.3 mi | Secondary | 1,207 | Good, 2024 |
| Mill Mead Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 0.5 mi | Primary | 216 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2025No earlier grade held in our data. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Duncombe SchoolOther independent | 0.6 mi | Independent | 230 | - |
| Morgans Primary School & NurseryCommunity | 0.6 mi | Primary | 346 | Good, 2023 |
| Wheatcroft Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.8 mi | Primary | 319 | Good, 2023 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Hertford)Academy converter | 0.9 mi | Primary | 224 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Jul 2013, previous school) |
| Bengeo Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.0 mi | Primary | 449 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Hertford PrepOther independent | 1.0 mi | Independent | 130 | - |
| Hollybush Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.1 mi | Primary | 190 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Good |
| The Sele SchoolAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Secondary | 382 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good |
| Hertford St Andrew CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 1.4 mi | Primary | 156 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2019) |
| Hertford Heath Primary and Nursery SchoolCommunity | 1.4 mi | Primary | 207 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2022Last graded Good (May 2013) |
| Pinewood SchoolAcademy special converter | 1.7 mi | Special | 206 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 3 |
| The Chauncy SchoolAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Secondary | 1,515 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Outstanding (Oct 2017) |
| St Catherine's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 1.8 mi | Primary | 415 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Good (Jul 2018) |
| Middleton SchoolCommunity special | 1.9 mi | Special | 113 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Presdales SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Secondary | 1,167 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Primary | 202 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Good |
| Hertford Regional CollegeFurther education | 2.0 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 10% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 10 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 55
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