Kimpton Primary School
High Street, Hitchin, SG4 8RB
133 pupils · 63% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Free school meals
- 22.9%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 20 January 2026, published 1 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 50% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 12% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.79 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 14 | 11 | 28 | 14 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 11 | 10 | 26 | 10 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 9 | 9 | 18 | 9 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 16 | 16 | 28 | 16 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 17 | 17 | 29 | 17 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 22 | 18 | 34 | 19 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 18 | 18 | 30 | 18 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 27 | 19 | 35 | 21 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Paul's Walden Primary School 3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Sauncey Wood Primary School 3.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Codicote Church of England Primary School 4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Breachwood Green Junior Mixed and Infant School 4.4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St Helen's Church of England Primary School 4.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- The Lea Primary School and Nursery 4.6 km · No overall grade (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.