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Hitchin Boys' School

Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Grammar School Walk, Hitchin SG5 1JB · hitchinboys.co.uk · 01462 432181

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Nov 2025 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
57.1
average Attainment 8 score. Hertfordshire 50.6, England 46
Last distance offered
4.64 mi
7.47 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · In Priority Area, Not Nearest School · Hertfordshire Council
Demand for places
1.2
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,364
97% of 1,400 places
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
8.8%
First language not English
10.9%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Hitchin Boys' School

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 4.64 mi (7.47 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 1.78 mi (2.87 km). Source: Hertfordshire Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 237 families put the school first and 203 places were offered; 86% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 232 (Places 209)232September 2023: 263 (Places 206)263September 2024: 244 (Places 206)244September 2025: 263 (Places 201)263September 2026: 237 (Places 203)237Places 203
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262032371.2▲86%
September 2025Sept 20252012631.3▲76%
September 2024Sept 20242062441.2▲83%
September 2023Sept 20232062631.3▲78%
September 2022Sept 20222092321.1▲90%

Last distance offered

Year 7 – In Priority Area, Not Nearest SchoolDistance
September 20264.64 mi7.47 km
September 20251.78 mi2.87 km
September 20244.65 mi7.49 km
September 20235.40 mi8.69 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 57.1, and 66.7% 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- (37.3 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 53.4 (England 46.3)53.42017/18: 53.9 (England 46.5)53.92018/19: 59.3 (England 46.7)59.32021/22: 57.0 (England 48.8)57.02022/23: 57.1 (England 46.3)57.12023/24: 56.3 (England 45.9)56.32024/25: 57.1 (England 46.0)57.1England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲57.146.0
▲66.7%45.4%
▲87.1%64.8%
▲82.9%40.5%
▲5.504.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form71.2+1.3
Sixth form college1.4−0.4
Further education21.2−2.3
Other education0.5—
Apprenticeship1.4+0.2
Employment1.4—
Not in a lasting destination1.9−1.1
Activity not captured1+0.4

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 31.7 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 31.1 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 35.1 (England 32.1)B-2018/19: 32.1 (England 32.9)C+2021/22: 36.5 (England 37.9)B-2022/23: 33.7 (England 34.2)C+2023/24: 34.1 (England 34.4)C+2024/25: 37.3 (England 35.0)B-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
139 studentsB- (37.3)Above average +0.17
139 studentsB- (37.3)Above average +0.15
27 studentsMerit (23.7)Below average -0.30
6 studentsMerit+ (28.3)—
34.2%AAB or better
97.1%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24121C+ (34.1)+0.10
2022/23125C+ (33.7)—
2021/22127B- (36.5)—
2018/19128C+ (32.1)+0.19
2017/18138B- (35.1)+0.24
2016/17111C (31.1)+0.12
2015/16122C (31.7)+0.16

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University55.3−6.4
Further education1.50
Apprenticeship6.80
Employment25.8+7.8
Not in a lasting destination6.8−3
Activity not captured3.8+1.5

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Hitchin Boys' School on 25 November 2025 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
25 Nov 2025
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionExceptional
Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
AchievementStrong standard
Attendance and behaviourExceptional
Personal development and well-beingExceptional
Post-16 provisionStrong standard
Leadership and governanceExceptional

Previously: Remains Outstanding, ungraded inspection, Sept 2021

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Sept 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Outstanding
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2016Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesOutstanding
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Mar 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (445 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
98%
Positive
94%
Replies
445
33% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▲96% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▲96% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▲93% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▲89% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▲89% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▲88% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲84% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 69% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲73% agreeEngland 43%

based on 53 parents (12%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲70% agreeEngland 63%

based on 102 parents (23%) with SEND

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