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

State-Funded School

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East of EnglandRegion

HertfordshireLocal Authority

HitchinConstituency

SG4 9RDPostcode

9.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Hertfordshire, East of England.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 234 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2018

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 70%
Higher standard: 7%
Reading score: 109
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

70%

Asian

Black

Mixed

15%

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

234

Total Pupils

44%Boys

56%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

12%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 234
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 (Concerns)

Ungraded inspection on 4 July 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one. Ofsted has scheduled a full graded inspection as a result.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
11 Nov 2018	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.