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Whitehill Junior School

Community school · Hitchin · SG4 9HT

Ages 7–11 · 241 pupils · Hertfordshire

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Ofsted

School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

KS2 expected (RWM)

75%

Overall absence

3.4%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

Inspection date

2023-05-15

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)75%
Higher standard (RWM)28%
Avg scaled score — reading
110.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
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 absence3.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)6.2%
Unauthorised0.6%
Authorised absence
2.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.4%
Enrolments in measure
243

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill100%

241 pupils · 240 places

Pupils on roll
241
Boys / girls
105 / 136
School capacity
240
Capacity fill
241 / 240 (100%)
Free school meals
7.1%
FSM pupils
17
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 7–11

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
Mr Steve Mills

Location

Address
Whitehill Road
Postcode
SG4 9HT
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 7–11, in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, 241 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 7.1%.

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

Contact

Headteacher
Mr Steve Mills
Telephone
01462621313
Website
http://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/

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