Kimpton Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Hitchin, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.43 miles
Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Kimpton Primary School is a primary school in Hitchin, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (community school). Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Kimpton Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.43 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.71 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 1.33 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.43 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.31 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.32 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.30 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 1.48 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.36 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 1.19 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 1.27 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.36 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Free school meal eligibility is 23.3% of pupils, against a middle figure of 16.7% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire.
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.43 miles away, among children whose nearest school it is; nearer than 2025 but further than 2015.
- There were 11 first-choice applications for 14 Reception 2026 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 50% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hertfordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- High Street, Kimpton, Hitchin, SG4 8RB
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 133 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 20 January 2026
Strengths
- “This is a small, happy and friendly school, where everyone receives a warm welcome.”
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school.”
- “They generally find their learning fun.”
To improve
- “Leaders recently prioritised number because previous outcomes in the multiplication check and at the end of key stage 2 showed this needed strengthening.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 March 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 50% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 11 first-preference applications, 14 offers in total, 11 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.
- St Paul's Walden Primary School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Sauncey Wood Primary School 2.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Codicote Church of England Primary School 2.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Breachwood Green Junior Mixed and Infant School 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Helen's Church of England Primary School 2.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Lea Primary School and Nursery 2.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Manland Primary School 2.9 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery 3.0 mi Good Last distance published
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