Weston Primary & Nursery School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3–11 · Hitchin, Hertfordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

1.19 miles

Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

0.46

0.48

1.97

0.42

0.49

0.35

1.00

1.19

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Weston Primary & Nursery School is a primary school in Hitchin, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 2 March 2023. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.

Weston Primary & Nursery 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	1.19 mi
Reception 2025	1.00 mi
Reception 2024	0.35 mi
Reception 2023	0.49 mi
Reception 2022	0.42 mi
Reception 2021	1.97 mi
Reception 2020	0.48 mi
Reception 2019	0.46 mi
Reception 2018	0.45 mi
Reception 2017	0.56 mi
Reception 2016	0.49 mi
Reception 2015	0.50 mi

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

What the figures show

Of the 275 Hertfordshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance, this one included, 1.19 miles was the 22nd longest; the middle figure was 0.46 miles.
The 2026 last distance for Reception was further than in 2025 and further than in 2015, and it swung sharply between some years.
Reception 2026 had 7 first-choice applications for 7 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
In 2024/25, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% 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: Maiden Street, Weston, Hitchin, SG4 7AG
Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 104 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 17.3% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 19

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

Ofsted

School remains Good Inspected 2 March 2023

Strengths

“Pupils at Weston Primary and Nursery School are kind and considerate.”
“The oldest support the youngest in social time and in lessons.”
“Children in Reception and Nursery learn to take turns and share with each other.”

To improve

“However, in some foundation subjects, such as history, pupils have gaps in their knowledge.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 April 2023 (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: 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.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.

Round Diamond Primary School 1.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
St John Roman Catholic Primary School 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
St Mary's Junior Mixed School 2.1 mi Good
St Mary's Infants' School 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
The Leys Primary and Nursery School 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
Garden City Academy 2.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Hartsfield Junior Mixed and Infant School 2.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Giles Junior School 2.5 mi Good