Hitchin Girls' School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Hitchin, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
3.98 miles
In Priority Area, Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
Hitchin Girls' School is a secondary school in Hitchin, Hertfordshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 8 October 2024. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2015 to 2026 entry.
Hitchin Girls' 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 |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 3.98 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 4.02 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 3.32 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 0.97 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 1.06 mi |
| Year 7 2020 | 0.98 mi |
| Year 7 2019 | 1.00 mi |
| Year 7 2018 | 1.01 mi |
| Year 7 2017 | 1.03 mi |
| Year 7 2016 | 0.95 mi |
| Year 7 2015 | 0.98 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 69% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Hertfordshire.
- In 2026 the last Year 7 place was offered 3.98 miles away, for children in its priority area whose nearest school it is, about the same as 2025.
- Year 7 2026 saw 262 first-choice applications for 206 offers; 205 offers went to first-choice families, and 57 first-choice families (22%) were not offered a place.
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 6.9% of pupils, against a middle figure of 23.6% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Hertfordshire.
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
- Highbury Road, Hitchin, SG4 9RS
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,357 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 8 October 2024
Strengths
- “The school’s values are lived and breathed by pupils and staff.”
- “Leaders have high ambitions for all pupils and strive to have any barriers to success removed.”
- “Pupils relish reaching their goals and their successes are reflected in their achievements, including in national assessments which are exceptionally strong.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 69% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 57.8 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 262 first-preference applications, 206 offers in total, 205 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.
- Hitchin Boys' School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Priory School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Highfield School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Fearnhill School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School 3.1 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- The Thomas Alleyne Academy 3.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Barclay Academy 3.6 mi Good Last distance published
- The Knights Templar School 4.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
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