Roecroft Lower School
Buttercup Road, Stotfold, Hitchin, SG5 4PF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hollie Cross
- Constituency
- Hitchin
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 359
- URN
- 109484
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01462730336
About this school
Roecroft Lower School is a community primary school in Hitchin. It teaches children aged 5 to 9 and has 359 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Roecroft Lower School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Roecroft Lower School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 401 |
| 2023/24 | 415 |
| 2024/25 | 395 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Roecroft Lower School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.3% | 8.4% | 359 | — |
| St Mary's CofE Academy Stotfold | — | 4.5% | 14.4% | 297 | 0.4 miles |
| The Grange Academy | 64% | 6.3% | 36.2% | 165 | 1.1 miles |
| Fairfield Park Lower School | — | 4.6% | 6.5% | 479 | 1.2 miles |
| Northfields Infants and Nursery School | — | 8.8% | 29.8% | 138 | 1.2 miles |
| Stonehill School | 68% | 8.2% | 35.8% | 220 | 1.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.35%
- English as an additional language
- 1.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.26%
- Persistent absence
- 6.13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary's CofE Academy Stotfold0.4 miles
Primary · Hitchin
-
The Grange Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Letchworth Garden City
-
Fairfield Park Lower School1.2 miles
Primary · Fairfield Park
-
Northfields Infants and Nursery School1.2 miles
Primary · Letchworth Garden City
-
Stonehill School1.2 miles
Primary · Letchworth Garden City
Other schools in Hitchin
- Breachwood Green Junior Mixed and Infant School Primary
- Codicote Church of England Primary School Primary
- Graveley Primary School Primary
- Highbury Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Highover Junior Mixed and Infant School Primary
- Ickleford Primary School Primary
- Kimpton Primary School Primary
- Mary Exton Primary School Primary
- Offley Endowed Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Oughton Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Our Lady Catholic Primary School Primary
- Pirton School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Roecroft Lower School teach?
- Roecroft Lower School teaches children aged 5 to 9. It is a primary school in Hitchin.
- Who is the headteacher of Roecroft Lower School?
- The headteacher of Roecroft Lower School is Mrs Hollie Cross, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Roecroft Lower School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Roecroft Lower School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Roecroft Lower School?
- Roecroft Lower School has 359 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 9.
- Is Roecroft Lower School full?
- Roecroft Lower School has capacity for 450 pupils and 359 on roll (80%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Roecroft Lower School a faith school?
- No. Roecroft Lower School has no designated religious character.
- Does Roecroft Lower School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Roecroft Lower School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Roecroft Lower School's absence rate?
- Roecroft Lower School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Roecroft Lower School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Roecroft Lower School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 8 July 2026.