Independent primary school in Hertford, Hertfordshire
Duncombe School
4 Warren Park Road, Bengeo, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG14 3JA
Ofsted
Ofsted has not published an inspection outcome for this school.
This is usual for schools that have opened recently, and for most independent schools, which are inspected by ISI or another approved body rather than Ofsted.
Exam results
Independent schools are not comparable in the performance tables. Most enter pupils for international GCSEs, which are not approved qualifications for these measures, so any Attainment 8 figure would be calculated from a fraction of what pupils actually sit. We do not publish one rather than publish a misleading number.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 230
- Places
- 301
- How full
- 76% full — 230 of 301 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 117 / 113
Free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN figures come from the state school census, which independent schools do not report into. Their records return structural zeros rather than measurements, so they are not shown here.
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for East Hertfordshire 014B, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 50%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 9%
- Households owning their home
- 86%
- Households in social housing
- 2%
- Households with no car
- 8%
- Adults economically inactive
- 37%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Other independent school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Jeremy Phelan
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Ward
- Hertford Bengeo
- Constituency
- Hertford and Stortford
- URN
- 117628
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Mead Primary AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | — | 0.3 mi |
| Bengeo Primary SchoolCommunity school | Outstanding 2023 | 61% | 0.4 mi |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Hertford)Academy converter | No grade | 46% | 0.6 mi |
| Abel Smith SchoolCommunity school | Outstanding 2024 | 55% | 0.6 mi |
| Hollybush Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 32% | 0.8 mi |
| Hertford St Andrew CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | No grade | — | 0.9 mi |
| Morgans Primary School & NurseryCommunity school | Good 2023 | 58% | 1 mi |
| Hertford PrepOther independent school | No grade | — | 1.1 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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