Codicote Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3–11 · Hitchin, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.98 miles
Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Codicote Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Hitchin, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 25 February 2025. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Codicote Church of England 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 | 0.98 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.34 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 1.28 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.82 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 1.40 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.32 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.69 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.28 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.26 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.35 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 1.02 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.36 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026 the last child offered a place, among children for whom it was the nearest school, lived 0.98 miles away, further than in 2025 and 2015.
- Its Reception last distance has swung sharply between some years since 2015, with the biggest move from 2021 to 2022.
- Reception 2026 drew 47 first-choice applications for 45 offers; all 45 went to first-choice families and 2 first-choice families (4%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 69% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 13% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Meadow Way, Codicote, Hitchin, SG4 8YL
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 276 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 25 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are hugely enthusiastic about their school.”
- “They are rightly proud of their achievements and how well everyone gets along.”
- “The school goes above and beyond to support pupils’ well-being and build positive relationships.”
To improve
- “However, there are some inconsistencies in how ambitious the work set in some of these other subjects is.”
- “This limits how well pupils have their knowledge deepened and extended so that they can achieve as highly as they are capable of.”
- “However, there are sometimes missed opportunities to extend their learning even further.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 March 2025 (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) | 69% | 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: 47 first-preference applications, 45 offers in total, 45 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.
- Welwyn St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 1.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Oaklands Primary School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St Michael's Woolmer Green CofE VA Primary School 2.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kimpton Primary School 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Homerswood Primary and Nursery School 2.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Knebworth Primary and Nursery School 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School 2.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Paul's Walden Primary School 2.9 mi Good Last distance published
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