# Whitehill Junior School

Whitehill Junior School is a primary school in North Hertfordshire, for pupils aged 7 to 11.

It had 241 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E117253. [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 7 to 11
- Pupils: 241
- Council: North Hertfordshire
- URN: 117253

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, March 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, 8 March 2023
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, 72% of pupils at Whitehill Junior School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Hertfordshire and 62% in England.
15% 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 | 72% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 15% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 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.

- [Highbury Infant School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highbury-infant-school-and-nursery-e117113): 640 m. Primary. School remains Good, November 2022
- [Kingshott School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingshott-school-e117630): 670 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Hitchin Girls' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hitchin-girls-school-e137288): 760 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): 890 m. Primary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrews-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-primary-school-hitchin-e117467): 1 km. Primary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Mary Exton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mary-exton-primary-school-e117329): 1.2 km. Primary. Good (overall), September 2022. 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## 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/117253)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/117253)

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