St Ippolyts Church of England Aided Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Hitchin, Hertfordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

Not published

From Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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St Ippolyts Church of England Aided Primary School is a primary school in Hitchin, Hertfordshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 25 April 2023. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.

St Ippolyts Church of England Aided 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	Not published
Reception 2025	Not published
Reception 2024	Not published
Reception 2023	Not published
Reception 2022	Not published
Reception 2021	Not published
Reception 2020	Not published
Reception 2019	Not published
Reception 2018	Not published
Reception 2017	Not published
Reception 2016	Not published
Reception 2015	Not published

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

What the figures show

Reception 2026: 20 first-choice applications for 22 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
The school has 15.1 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire.
In 2024/25, 75% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 13% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Among 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire that have results, its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result ranked 2nd highest.

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: Ashbrook Lane, St Ippolyts, Hitchin, SG4 7PB
Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 161 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 11.8% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 15.1

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

Ofsted

Good Inspected 25 April 2023

Strengths

“Pupils at St Ippolyts learn and play as part of a united community.”
“They learn about the world through an interesting curriculum from the moment they start school in early years.”
“Pupils know that the adults around them are helping them to achieve well, at every step of the way.”

To improve

“In a few foundation subjects, leaders’ plans are not as explicit about some of the content that should be taught.”
“In these subjects, the effectiveness of learning can vary, as teachers do not consistently focus on the most important knowledge.”
“However, on occasion, targets set for pupils are not specific and therefore not consistently effective.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 June 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)	75%	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: 20 first-preference applications, 22 offers in total, 20 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.

Whitehill Junior School 0.8 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Wymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
Highbury Infant School and Nursery 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
William Ransom Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
Mary Exton Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin 1.4 mi School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
Purwell Primary School 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
Samuel Lucas Primary School 1.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published