More than 90 per cent of schools in Hertfordshire have been rated “good” or “outstanding” by Ofsted.
Of the 529 maintained schools in the county which have been inspected by Ofsted up to August - 82 secondary, 400 primary, 14 nursery, 25 special schools and eight education support centres - 91.7 per cent have been given one of the top two ratings.
Hertfordshire County Council said it was “delighted” to announce the results, which mean that 34,500 more pupils in the county are being taught in good and outstanding schools than in September 2013.
The total number of pupils now at good and outstanding schools in Hertfordshire is approximately 174,000.
Terry Douris, cabinet member for education, congratulated schools across the county.
He said: “Hertfordshire has some of the best education facilities in the UK, so this figure is an excellent testament to the hard work of school leaders, teachers and governing bodies.
“We will continue to work with the county’s schools to maintain and improve on these fantastic results.”
Hertfordshire schools rank higher than the national average of 89.2 per cent and considerably higher than similar local authorities.
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