Hitchin Boys' School

Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Hitchin, Hertfordshire

Last distance offered · Year 7 2026

4.22 miles

In Priority Area, Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026

Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

1.26

1.29

1.14

1.26

5.18

3.21

4.56

4.22

20192020202120222023202420252026

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Hitchin Boys' School is a secondary school in Hitchin, Hertfordshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2015 to 2026 entry.

Hitchin Boys' 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	4.22 mi
Year 7 2025	4.56 mi
Year 7 2024	3.21 mi
Year 7 2023	5.18 mi
Year 7 2022	1.26 mi
Year 7 2021	1.14 mi
Year 7 2020	1.29 mi
Year 7 2019	1.26 mi
Year 7 2018	1.25 mi
Year 7 2017	1.19 mi
Year 7 2016	1.25 mi
Year 7 2015	1.29 mi

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

What the figures show

7.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Hertfordshire is 23.6%.
For Year 7 in 2026, the last child offered a place under one of its admission criteria lived 4.22 miles away, about the same as in 2025.
For Year 7 in 2026, there were 237 first-choice applications for 203 offers; 203 offers went to first-choice families, and 34 first-choice families were not offered a place.
In 2024/25, 67% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 57.1 (England 46).

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: Grammar School Walk, Hitchin, SG5 1JB
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
Ages: 11–18
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 1,364 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 7.6% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 15.9

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

Ofsted

No Ofsted grade Inspected 25 November 2025

Strengths

“Pupils excel at Hitchin Boys’ School.”
“They are passionate about their lessons and they love learning new things.”
“They are excited to share what they know.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 February 2026 (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)	67%	45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)	57.1	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: 237 first-preference applications, 203 offers in total, 203 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 Girls' School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
The Priory School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
The Highfield School 2.0 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 3.5 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
The Thomas Alleyne Academy 3.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Barclay Academy 4.0 mi Good Last distance published
The Knights Templar School 4.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published