Hertford Heath & Stanstead St Margarets

Summary

Hertford Heath & Stanstead St Margarets (E02004895) is part of Hertfordshire local authority (view on map). Hertford Heath & Stanstead St Margarets has an approximate population of 9,400 people, of which 18% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Hertford Heath & Stanstead St Margarets neighbours Roydon, Lower Nazeing & Epping Green, Hoddesdon Ware Road, Rye Park, Hoddesdon Town, Broxbourne Town, Wormley & Turnford, Flamstead End, Much Hadham & Hunsdon, Watton-at-Stone, Bramfield & Bayford, Ware East, Ware West, Hertford Foxholes, Hertford South, and Brookmans Park.

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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Hertford Heath & Stanstead St Margarets is the 33rd least deprived area in Hertfordshire (out of 154) with 15% of children living in low-income families, compared to 26% across Hertfordshire and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Hertford Heath & Stanstead St Margarets, 13% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 17% in Hertfordshire and 27% nationally.


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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Hertford Heath & Stanstead St Margarets % in Hertfordshire % in England
Eligible for free school meals 13% 17% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 87% 83% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Hertford Heath & Stanstead St Margarets, 18% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 18% in Hertfordshire, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.


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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Hertford Heath & Stanstead St Margarets % in Hertfordshire % in England
No special educational needs 82% 82% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 13% 14% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 5% 4% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Hertford Heath & Stanstead St Margarets, 11% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 30% in Hertfordshire, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.


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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Hertford Heath & Stanstead St Margarets % in Hertfordshire % in England
White 88% 71% 67%
Asian 1% 12% 14%
Black 1% 6% 7%
Mixed 8% 9% 7%
Other 2% 3%
Not known 1% 1% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Hertford Heath & Stanstead St Margarets with English as an additional language is 4%, compared with 19% in Hertfordshire, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.


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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Hertford Heath & Stanstead St Margarets % in Hertfordshire % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 4% 19% 22%
Known or believed to be English 96% 81% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Hertford Heath & Stanstead St Margarets has 8 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Hertford Heath & Stanstead St Margarets
All childcare providers 8
Childminders 1
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 7

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Hertford Heath & Stanstead St Margarets since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Hertford Heath & Stanstead St Margarets has 4 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Hertford Heath & Stanstead St Margarets
All state-funded schools 4
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 3
Secondary and all-through schools 0
Special schools 1
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Hertford Heath & Stanstead St Margarets since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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