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Samuel Lucas Junior Mixed and Infant School

Community school · Hitchin · SG5 2JQ

Ages 4–11 · 416 pupils · Hertfordshire

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Ofsted

Outstanding

KS2 expected (RWM)

70%

Overall absence

4.0%

Admissions demand

1.47 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Outstanding

Inspection date

2023-10-03

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

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)70%
Higher standard (RWM)15%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

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%+)6.8%
Unauthorised0.9%
Authorised absence
3.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
365

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

1.47 · Competitive

1st preferences

87

Places offered

59

1st-preference offers

54

Total preferences (any rank)
258
Preferred offers (top 3)
59
Applications from outside LA
2
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

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 fill99%

416 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
416
Boys / girls
217 / 199
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
416 / 420 (99%)
Free school meals
5.5%
FSM pupils
23
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
Miss Helen Brind

Location

Address
Gaping Lane
Postcode
SG5 2JQ
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.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, 416 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 5.5%.

Open schools in Hitchin
33
Primary schools in Hitchin
27
Academies among open schools in Hitchin
15% (5)
Open schools in SG5
16
Primary in SG5
12
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.

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    • KS267%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM11.5%

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  • Oughton Primary and Nursery School

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    • KS250%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM42.8%
    • Demand1.00

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    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM9.3%
    • Demand0.88

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  • Strathmore Infant and Nursery School

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    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM3.7%
    • Demand1.10

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  • Our Lady Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    • KS263%
    • Absence6.2%
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    • Demand0.90

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  • Whitehill Junior School

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    Ages 7–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence3.4%
    • FSM7.1%

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  • William Ransom Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS272%
    • Absence3.4%
    • FSM1.7%
    • Demand1.00

    1.2 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Helen Brind
Telephone
01462456737
Website
http://www.samlucas.herts.sch.uk/

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