Schools and Education in Gravesend

There are 43 schools within 5 miles of Gravesend town centre, including 30 primary and 6 secondary schools. Of those inspected by Ofsted, 97% are rated Good or Outstanding. Notable Outstanding schools include Windhill21, The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College and The Bishop's Stortford High School. Parents should note that 1 school has a rating below Good — it's worth reviewing the latest inspection reports.

Total Schools
43
Primary
30
Secondary
6
Good / Outstanding
97%

Ofsted Ratings Overview

3
27
Outstanding (3) Good (27) Requires Improvement (1) Not yet inspected (12)
Windhill21 Primary 4.1 miles Hurst Close, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2NE Inspected: 08 May 2025 The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College Secondary 4.7 miles Warwick Road, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5NJ Inspected: 15 January 2024 The Bishop's Stortford High School Secondary 5 miles Jacobs Walk, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 4SH Inspected: 07 July 2023
Albury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary 0.5 miles Parsonage Lane, Albury, SG11 2JQ Inspected: 21 July 2023 Furneux Pelham Church of England School Primary 1.5 miles The Street, Furneux Pelham, SG9 0LH Inspected: 18 March 2025 Farnham Church of England Primary School Primary 2.7 miles Bishop's Stortford, CM23 1HR Inspected: 09 September 2024 Roger De Clare First CofE School Primary 3.2 miles Station Road, Puckeridge, Ware, SG11 1TF Inspected: 20 June 2024 St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Primary 3.5 miles High Street, Puckeridge, Ware, SG11 1RZ Inspected: 27 April 2023 Hillmead Primary School Primary 3.5 miles Chatsworth Close, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 4PW Inspected: 16 May 2024 Hormead Church of England (VA) First School Primary 3.5 miles B1038, Buntingford, SG9 0NR Inspected: 28 June 2024 Manuden Primary School Primary 3.5 miles Carters Hill, Manuden, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 1DE Inspected: 06 March 2023 Northgate Primary School Primary 3.6 miles Grailands, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2RL Inspected: 19 January 2024 Avanti Meadows Primary School Primary 3.8 miles Farnham Road, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 1FQ Inspected: 01 May 2024 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S Primary 4 miles Great Hadham Road, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2NL Inspected: 02 February 2023 St Andrew's CE Primary School and Nursery Primary 4.1 miles Tower Hill, Much Hadham, SG10 6DL Inspected: 27 September 2023 Manor Fields Primary School Primary 4.2 miles Penningtons, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 4LE Inspected: 11 May 2022 St Michael's Church of England Primary School Primary 4.2 miles Apton Road, Apton Road, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 3SN Inspected: 12 February 2025 Clavering Primary School Primary 4.5 miles Stortford Road, Clavering, Saffron Walden, CB11 4PE Inspected: 07 September 2022 White Trees Independent School 4.5 miles London Road, Bishops Stortford, CM23 5NA Inspected: 24 June 2024 Hockerill Anglo-European College Secondary 4.5 miles Dunmow Road, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5HX Inspected: 20 April 2023 All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Bishop's Stortford Primary 4.6 miles Parsonage Lane, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BE Inspected: 12 May 2023 Bentfield Primary School and Nursery Primary 4.7 miles Rainsford Road, Stansted Mountfitchet, Stansted, CM24 8DX Inspected: 15 March 2024 Summercroft Primary School Primary 4.7 miles Plaw Hatch Close, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BJ Inspected: 08 February 2023 Magna Carta Primary Academy Primary 4.8 miles St John's Road, Stansted Mountfitchet, CM24 8JP Inspected: 27 January 2025 Thorley Hill Primary School Primary 4.9 miles Park Lane, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 3NH Inspected: 13 May 2024 Thorn Grove Primary School Primary 4.9 miles Thorn Grove, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5LD Inspected: 26 November 2024 Birchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary 4.9 miles Birchwood, Birchanger, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5QL Inspected: 29 June 2022 Anstey First School Primary 4.9 miles St Georges End, Buntingford, SG9 0BY Inspected: 11 March 2022 St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School Primary 5 miles Hampton Road, Stansted, CM24 8FE Inspected: 14 March 2022 Utt1 Spangles Fanmily Hub 5 miles Lower Street, Lower Street, Stansted, CM24 8LR Inspected: 04 October 2012
Ralph Sadleir School Middle deemed secondary 3.2 miles Station Road, Puckeridge, Ware, SG11 1TF Inspected: 23 May 2024
Little Hadham Primary School Primary 1.9 miles Stortford Road, Little Hadham, Ware, SG11 2DX Jenyns First School and Nursery Primary 2.4 miles Uplands, Braughing, Ware, SG11 2QJ Avanti Brook Primary School Primary 3.1 miles Mansfield Road, Bishops Stortford, CM23 2UW Bishop's Stortford College 3.8 miles Maze Green Road, Maze Green Road, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2PQ St Mary's Catholic School Secondary 4 miles Windhill Fields, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2NQ EH4 Windhill Family Centre 4.1 miles Hurst Close, Windhill, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2NE EH5 Little Squirrels Family Centre 4.1 miles Hurst Close, Windhill, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2NE Buntingford First School Primary 4.4 miles Edwards Court, Buntingford, SG9 9HZ St Edmund's College 4.5 miles Farm Lane, Ware, SG11 1DS EH3 Buttercups Family Centre 4.7 miles Plaw Hatch Close, Plaw Hatch Close, Bishops Stortford, CM23 5BJ Richard Whittington Primary School Primary 4.7 miles Thornbera Gardens, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 3NP Birchwood High School Secondary 4.8 miles Parsonage Lane, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BD