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Hitchin Girls' School
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Highbury Road, Hitchin SG4 9RS · hgs.herts.sch.uk · 01462 621300
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 57.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Hertfordshire 50.6, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.09 mi
- 1.76 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · In Priority Area, Not Nearest School · Hertfordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,357
- 97% of 1,400 places
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 7.1%
- First language not English
- 16.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “In Priority Area, Not Nearest School” went to a home 1.09 mi (1.76 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 1.00 mi (1.61 km). Source: Hertfordshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 262 families put the school first and 206 places were offered; 78% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 206 | 262 | 1.3▲ | 78% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 204 | 266 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 209 | 258 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 205 | 252 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 207 | 252 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – In Priority Area, Not Nearest School | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.09 mi1.76 km | |
| September 2025 | 1.00 mi1.61 km | |
| September 2024 | 2.59 mi4.17 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 57.8, and 68.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Hertfordshire it was 50.6, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B (38.7 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲57.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲68.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲86.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼34.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.05 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 67.6 | −11.9 |
| Sixth form college | 2.9 | −0.1 |
| Further education | 20.6 | +7.9 |
| Other education | 0.5 | −0.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.5 | — |
| Employment | 1 | +0.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.9 | +1.1 |
| Activity not captured | 2.9 | +1.7 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 150 students | B (38.7) | Average +0.08 | |
| 151 students | B (38.9) | Average +0.10 | |
| 40 students | Dist (33.9) | Above average +0.45 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 152 | B- (37.5) | -0.05 |
| 2022/23 | 160 | B- (36.9) | — |
| 2021/22 | 143 | B+ (43) | — |
| 2018/19 | 138 | B (38.7) | +0.17 |
| 2017/18 | 143 | B- (36.3) | +0.05 |
| 2016/17 | 123 | B- (35.6) | -0.02 |
| 2015/16 | 144 | B- (36.5) | +0.14 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 69.9 | +8.9 |
| Further education | 1.3 | −1.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.6 | −0.1 |
| Employment | 16 | −9.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.1 | +0.3 |
| Activity not captured | 3.2 | +1.8 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Hitchin Girls' School on 8 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 8 Oct 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jun 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Nov 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (323 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 323
- 24% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 63% who raised concerns
based on the 26% who had a child bullied
based on 48 parents (15%) with SEND