Purwell Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Hitchin, Hertfordshire
Purwell Primary School is a primary school in Hitchin, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 24 September 2024. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Fairfield Way, Purwell Primary School, Fairfield Way Hitchin Herts. Sg40pu, Hitchin, SG4 0PU
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 129 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 24 September 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and feel safe in their school.”
- “They know that adults will help if they have any worries.”
- “Pupils understand and typically meet the school’s high expectations, as set out in ‘The Purwell Way’.”
To improve
- “However, the delivery of the curriculum is still being evaluated by the school.”
- “Occasionally, activities in lessons are not matched as well as they could be to what pupils know and can do.”
- “A few pupils are not moved on quickly enough to the next stage.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 November 2024 (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) | 57% | 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: 7 first-preference applications, 7 offers in total, 7 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2015 to 2026, as Hertfordshire published it, drawn on the map
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.
- Mary Exton Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Highover Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- William Ransom Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin 0.8 mi School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Whitehill Junior School 1.2 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
- St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Highbury Infant School and Nursery 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lordship Farm Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published