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Breachwood Green Junior Mixed and Infant School

Community school · Hitchin · SG4 8NP

Ages 4–11 · 84 pupils · Hertfordshire

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Ofsted

Expected standard

KS2 expected (RWM)

44%

Overall absence

4.0%

Admissions demand

0.88 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2026-04-21

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)44%
Higher standard (RWM)11%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)8.4%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
3.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.2%
Enrolments in measure
83

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.88 · Often has places

1st preferences

7

Places offered

8

1st-preference offers

7

Total preferences (any rank)
16
Preferred offers (top 3)
8
Applications from outside LA
7
Offers to outside-LA applicants
5

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill80%

84 pupils · 105 places

Pupils on roll
84
Boys / girls
53 / 31
School capacity
105
Capacity fill
84 / 105 (80%)
Free school meals
16.7%
FSM pupils
14
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Kirsty Badham

Location

Address
Oxford Road, Breachwood Green
Postcode
SG4 8NP
Town
Hitchin
County
Hertfordshire
Local authority
Hertfordshire
District
North Hertfordshire
Constituency
Hitchin
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, 84 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 16.7%.

Open schools in Hitchin
33
Primary schools in Hitchin
27
Academies among open schools in Hitchin
15% (5)
Open schools in SG4
19
Primary in SG4
16
Open schools in Hertfordshire LA
591
Primary in Hertfordshire LA
401

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in HitchinNear SG4

  • St Paul's Walden Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Hitchin · SG4 8HX · Hertfordshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS238%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM27.0%
    • Demand1.00

    1.8 miles away

  • Cockernhoe Endowed CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Luton · LU2 8PY · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM17.6%
    • Demand1.00

    1.9 miles away

  • Wigmore Primary

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Luton · LU2 9TB · Luton

    Ages 4–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM19.9%
    • Demand0.90

    2.0 miles away

  • Preston Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Hitchin · SG4 7UJ · Hertfordshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS255%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM3.3%
    • Demand0.83

    2.3 miles away

  • Someries Junior School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Luton · LU2 8AH · Luton

    Ages 7–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM15.1%

    2.5 miles away

  • Kimpton Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Hitchin · SG4 8RB · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM22.9%
    • Demand1.00

    2.7 miles away

  • Putteridge Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Luton · LU2 8HJ · Luton

    Ages 4–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM16.5%
    • Demand0.93

    2.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Kirsty Badham
Telephone
01438833115
Website
http://www.breachwoodgreen.herts.sch.uk

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