Schools in Hitchin

About schools in Hitchin

Hitchin lists 33 schools, most of them primary schools. Its three secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. One school here provides for children with additional needs.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

66%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 22 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

54.6

average Attainment 8 score, across the 3 schools with published results

Nursery schools1

• York Road Nursery School

  Local authority nursery school · Ages 2 to 5

Primary schools27

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Breachwood Green Junior Mixed and Infant School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• Codicote Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3 to 11

  69%

  expected standard
• Graveley Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  38%

  expected standard
• Highbury Infant School and Nursery

  Community school · Ages 3 to 7

• Highover Junior Mixed and Infant School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  68%

  expected standard
• Ickleford Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• Kimpton Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• Mary Exton Primary School

  Community school · Ages 5 to 11

  40%

  expected standard
• Offley Endowed Primary School and Nursery

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  80%

  expected standard
• Oughton Primary and Nursery School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  48%

  expected standard
• Our Lady Catholic Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• Pirton School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  65%

  expected standard
• Preston Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  27%

  expected standard
• Purwell Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• Roecroft Lower School

  Community school · Ages 5 to 9

• Samuel Lucas Junior Mixed and Infant School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  75%

  expected standard
• Shillington Lower School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 9

• St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  68%

  expected standard
• St Ippolyts Church of England Aided Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  75%

  expected standard
• St Mary's CofE Academy Stotfold

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 9

• St Paul's Walden Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  71%

  expected standard
• Strathmore Infant and Nursery School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 7

• Weston Primary & Nursery School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• Whitehill Junior School

  Community school · Ages 7 to 11

  72%

  expected standard
• William Ransom Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  78%

  expected standard
• Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 7 to 11

  70%

  expected standard
• Wymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  71%

  expected standard

Secondary schools3

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Hitchin Boys' School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

  57.1

  Attainment 8
• Hitchin Girls' School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

  57.8

  Attainment 8
• The Priory School

  Foundation school · Ages 11 to 18

  48.5

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision1

• East Hall School

  Other independent special school · Ages 14 to 17

Independent schools1

• Kingshott School

  Other independent school · Ages 3 to 16

Common questions about schools in Hitchin

How many schools does Hitchin have?

OfferDay lists 33 schools in Hitchin, including 27 primary schools and three secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Hitchin?

Every school in Hitchin is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Hitchin ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Hitchin where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.