Kimpton Primary School
High Street, Kimpton, Hitchin, SG4 8RB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Kim Swash
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hitchin
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 133
- URN
- 117118
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01438832394
About this school
Kimpton Primary School is a community primary school in Hitchin. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 133 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 | 30 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 50% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 10% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 77% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% | 63% | 62% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 80% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Kimpton Primary 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 | Hertfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 176 |
| 2023/24 | 162 |
| 2024/25 | 145 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kimpton Primary School compares
Kimpton Primary School ranked 274th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 5.8% | 16.2% | 133 | — |
| St Paul's Walden Primary School | 71% | 4.2% | 16.7% | 74 | 1.8 miles |
| Sauncey Wood Primary School | 59% | 7% | 27.8% | 147 | 2.4 miles |
| Codicote Church of England Primary School | 69% | 3.3% | 17.4% | 276 | 2.5 miles |
| Breachwood Green Junior Mixed and Infant School | 57% | 3.6% | 12.5% | 84 | 2.7 miles |
| St Helen's Church of England Primary School | 71% | 4.2% | 8% | 184 | 2.8 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report20 January 2026
- 20 October 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.18%
- English as an additional language
- 2.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.82%
- Persistent absence
- 10.45%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Paul's Walden Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Hitchin
-
Sauncey Wood Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Harpenden
-
Codicote Church of England Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Hitchin
-
Breachwood Green Junior Mixed and Infant School2.7 miles
Primary · Hitchin
-
St Helen's Church of England Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · St Albans
Other schools in Hitchin
Kimpton Primary School ranks 17th of the 22 ranked primary 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
- 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
- Preston Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Kimpton Primary School teach?
- Kimpton Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Hitchin.
- Who is the headteacher of Kimpton Primary School?
- The headteacher of Kimpton Primary School is Ms Kim Swash, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Kimpton Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kimpton Primary 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 big is Kimpton Primary School?
- Kimpton Primary School has 133 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Kimpton Primary School full?
- Kimpton Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 133 on roll (63%), 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 Kimpton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Kimpton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Kimpton Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Kimpton Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Kimpton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kimpton Primary School rank locally?
- Kimpton Primary School ranked 274th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kimpton Primary School's absence rate?
- Kimpton Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kimpton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kimpton Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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 30 June 2026.