Skip to content
eduscope

Search

Search for schools, places and postcodes

Faith schools in and near Hitchin

All 2 faith schools in Hitchin, and the nearest just outside.

2 schools in Hitchin

Sort by
  1. St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin

    Hitchin, SG4 9RD · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results above the Hitchin faith schools average.

    34 first choices, 30 offers made

    Met the standard at 1168%

    Hitchin faith schools 63%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.7%Hitchin faith schools 4.4%
    Pupils
    234
    Pupils per teacher
    22.7
    View school St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin
  2. Our Lady Catholic Primary School

    Hitchin, SG5 1XT · Academy · Primary · Ages 5 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results below the Hitchin faith schools average.

    15 first choices, 15 offers made

    Met the standard at 1157%

    Hitchin faith schools 63%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.2%Hitchin faith schools 4.4%
    Pupils
    173
    Pupils per teacher
    17.8
    View school Our Lady Catholic Primary School

Just outside Hitchin

The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Hitchin.

  1. Ickleford Primary School

    1.3 miles from Hitchin · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results above the Hitchin faith schools average, low absence.

    24 first choices, 29 offers made

    Met the standard at 1167%

    Hitchin faith schools 63%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.1%Hitchin faith schools 4.4%
    Pupils
    213
    Pupils per teacher
    19.6
    View school Ickleford Primary School
  2. St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School

    1.7 miles from Hitchin · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results close to the Hitchin faith schools average.

    38 first choices, 30 offers made

    Met the standard at 1162%

    Hitchin faith schools 63%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.8%Hitchin faith schools 4.4%
    Pupils
    221
    Pupils per teacher
    21.5
    View school St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School
  3. St Ippolyts Church of England Aided Primary School

    1.7 miles from Hitchin · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results well above the Hitchin faith schools average.

    20 first choices, 22 offers made

    Met the standard at 1175%

    Hitchin faith schools 63%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.0%Hitchin faith schools 4.4%
    Pupils
    161
    Pupils per teacher
    15.1
    View school St Ippolyts Church of England Aided Primary School
The big picture

How Hitchin's faith schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Ofsted grades in Hitchin

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 1 newer or converted school doesn't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 1
  • Good: 1 of 1
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 1
  • Inadequate: 0 of 1
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Hitchin

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    2 of the 2 faith schools in Hitchin have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

    Show schools with no religious character
  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

    Show Good or Outstanding
  3. List a school you're likely to get.

    Popular schools fill up from the families who live closest. Add your postcode to see which schools are nearest, and put one of them on your form.

    Add my postcode
About these schools

Faith schools in Hitchin, explained

There are 2 faith schools in Hitchin, teaching 407 children. 1 are run by the council and 1 are academies or free schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

62.6% of pupils in Hitchin faith schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England.

10.6% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £6,733 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 6.6% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

Looking further afield? See faith schools near me, or everything in Hitchin.

Questions

Questions parents ask

How many faith schools are in Hitchin?
There are 2 faith schools in Hitchin, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best faith schools in Hitchin?
The highest-ranked faith schools in Hitchin on Eduscope are St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin and Our Lady Catholic Primary School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are faith schools in Hitchin ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Hitchin faith schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Hitchin is 20:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

Search

Search for schools, places and postcodes