Ickleford Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Hitchin, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.49 miles
Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Ickleford Primary School is a primary school in Hitchin, Hertfordshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 18 May 2022. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Ickleford 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 | 0.49 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 1.00 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 1.30 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 1.41 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.56 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 1.41 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 1.41 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 1.35 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.46 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 1.24 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 0.53 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 1.24 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place, among children for whom this was the nearest school, lived 0.49 miles from the school.
- That 2026 Reception distance was nearer the school than in 2025 and in 2015, after sharp swings between some years.
- Reception 2026 drew 24 first-choice applications for 29 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place and 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 27% 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
- Arlesey Road, Ickleford, Hitchin, SG5 3TG
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 213 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 18 May 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to attend Ickleford Primary School.”
- “They love coming to school and thrive in the caring and nurturing environment.”
- “Adults want pupils to be happy and feel safe, and this is certainly the case.”
To improve
- “In a small number of subjects, leaders have only recently finalised their curriculum planning.”
- “Pupils learn well in these subjects, but do not develop the same depth of knowledge as they do in other curriculum areas.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 July 2022 (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) | 67% | 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: 24 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 24 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.
- Our Lady Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Strathmore Infant and Nursery School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Oughton Primary and Nursery School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy 1.3 mi Standards maintained
- Highover Primary School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Samuel Lucas Primary School 1.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin 1.6 mi School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
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