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Hitchin Boys' School

Academy converter · Hitchin · SG5 1JB

Ages 11–18 · 1,364 pupils · Hertfordshire

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Ofsted

Strong standard

Attainment 8

56.3

Overall absence

5.0%

Admissions demand

1.18 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Strong standard

Inspection date

2025-11-25

  • AchievementStrong standard
  • Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
  • InclusionExceptional
  • Attendance and behaviourExceptional
  • Personal development and wellbeingExceptional
  • Leadership and governanceExceptional

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

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

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8+0.57
−20+2
Attainment 856.3
English & maths grade 5+65%
English & maths grade 4+89%
EBacc entry89%

EBacc APS: 5.5

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.3%
Unauthorised0.5%
Authorised absence
4.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.4%
Enrolments in measure
1,064

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary 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

1.18 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

244

Places offered

206

1st-preference offers

202

Total preferences (any rank)
486
Preferred offers (top 3)
206
Applications from outside LA
6
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

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 fill97%

1,364 pupils · 1,400 places

Pupils on roll
1,364
Boys / girls
1,364 / 0
School capacity
1,400
Capacity fill
1,364 / 1,400 (97%)
Free school meals
8.8%
FSM pupils
93
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Boys
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 11–18

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: HITCHIN BOYS' SCHOOL
Academy trust
HITCHIN BOYS' SCHOOL
Headteacher
Mr Timothy Bennett

Location

Address
Grammar School Walk
Postcode
SG5 1JB
Town
Hitchin
County
Hertfordshire
Local authority
Hertfordshire
District
North Hertfordshire
Constituency
Hitchin
Urban/rural
Urban: 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.

Boys academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, 1,364 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 8.8%.

Open schools in Hitchin
33
Secondary schools in Hitchin
3
Academies among open schools in Hitchin
15% (5)
Open schools in SG5
16
Secondary in SG5
2
Open schools in Hertfordshire LA
591
Secondary in Hertfordshire LA
77

Nearby secondary schools

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

Compare with theseAll in HitchinNear SG5

  • Hitchin Girls' School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Hitchin · SG4 9RS · Hertfordshire

    Ages 11–18

    • Att857.8
    • P80.6
    • EM5+66%
    • Absence7.7%

    0.4 miles away

  • The Priory School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Foundation school · Secondary

    Hitchin · SG5 2UR · Hertfordshire

    Ages 11–18

    • Att846.5
    • P8-0.1
    • EM5+44%
    • Absence8.0%

    0.8 miles away

  • The Highfield School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Letchworth Garden City · SG6 3QA · Hertfordshire

    Ages 11–18

    • Absence10.3%
    • FSM27.0%
    • Demand0.81

    2.0 miles away

  • Fearnhill School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Foundation school · Secondary

    Letchworth · SG6 4BA · Hertfordshire

    Ages 11–18

    • Att841.2
    • P8-0.1
    • EM5+34%
    • Absence11.5%

    2.2 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Timothy Bennett
Telephone
01462432181
Website
http://www.hitchinboys.co.uk

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