# St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin

St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin is a primary school in North Hertfordshire, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 234 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E117467. [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 234
- Council: North Hertfordshire
- URN: 117467

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 14 July 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard
- Early years: Strong standard
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 68% of pupils at St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Hertfordshire and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Hertfordshire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 105 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Hitchin Girls' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hitchin-girls-school-e137288): 420 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 61.8 (2025/26, provisional)
- [William Ransom Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-ransom-primary-school-e117314): 510 m. Primary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Highbury Infant School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highbury-infant-school-and-nursery-e117113): 730 m. Primary. School remains Good, November 2022
- [Hitchin Boys' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hitchin-boys-school-e139154): 920 m. Secondary. Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 56.8 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Mary Exton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mary-exton-primary-school-e117329): 1 km. Primary. Good (overall), September 2022. 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [York Road Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/york-road-nursery-school-e117071): 1 km. Nursery. School remains Outstanding, July 2023

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/117467)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/117467)

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