Pirton School

Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Hitchin, Hertfordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

0.28 miles

Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

0.38

0.39

0.40

0.41

0.28

0.40

0.28

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Pirton School is a primary school in Hitchin, Hertfordshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.

Pirton 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	0.28 mi
Reception 2025	0.40 mi
Reception 2024	0.28 mi
Reception 2023	0.41 mi
Reception 2022	0.40 mi
Reception 2021	0.39 mi
Reception 2020	0.38 mi
Reception 2019	0.38 mi
Reception 2018	0.29 mi
Reception 2017	0.23 mi
Reception 2016	0.17 mi
Reception 2015	0.32 mi

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

In 2024/25, 65% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Reception 2026 had 15 first-choice applications for 17 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
5 of the 26 Reception 2026 applications (19%) came from families living outside Hertfordshire, and 3 offers went to them.
There were 16.4 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 19.5 across 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, Pirton, Hitchin, SG5 3PS
Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 136 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 14% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 16.4

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

No Ofsted grade Inspected 6 May 2026

Strengths

“Pupils experience a welcoming school where they are known and well supported.”
“They follow the school’s rules to be safe, be kind and be positive and use these to guide how they behave.”
“This helps create a calm atmosphere where most pupils feel respected.”

To improve

“However, occasional low-level disruption means some pupils do not always learn as well as they could.”
“However, in some subjects, pupils do not always use accurate spelling, writing or subject vocabulary like they do in English and mathematics.”
“This means some pupils do not build knowledge securely, so they do not always produce the high-quality work they could across all subjects.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 June 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)	65%	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: 15 first-preference applications, 17 offers in total, 15 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.

Oughton Primary and Nursery School 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Ickleford Primary School 2.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Strathmore Infant and Nursery School 2.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Our Lady Catholic Primary School 2.5 mi Good Last distance published
Samuel Lucas Primary School 2.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy 2.6 mi Standards maintained
Offley Endowed Primary School and Nursery 2.9 mi Good Last distance published
Highbury Infant School and Nursery 3.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published