Hitchin Boys' School

State-Funded School

hitchin-boys-school-hertfordshire-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

HertfordshireLocal Authority

HitchinConstituency

SG5 1JBPostcode

9.8

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Hitchin Boys' School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Hertfordshire, East of England.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,364 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 25 Nov 2025 · published 1 Feb 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Exceptional
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Exceptional
Personal development and wellbeing
Exceptional
Post-16 provision
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Exceptional

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 57.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 66.7%
EBacc average point score: 5.5

Ethnicity

White

75%

Asian

11%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,364

Total Pupils

100%Boys

0%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

11%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,364
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Outstanding

Ungraded inspection on 22 September 2021. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
29 Feb 2016	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.