Hitchin Boys' School
Grammar School Walk, Hitchin, SG5 1JB
1,364 pupils · 97% of 1,400 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- HITCHIN BOYS' SCHOOL
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 8.8%
Ofsted
Exceptional (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Exceptional |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Exceptional |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Exceptional |
| Leadership and governance | Exceptional |
| Post-16 | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 25 November 2025, published 1 February 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 57.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 66.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 87.1% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 82.9% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.17 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 203 | 237 | 399 | 203 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 201 | 263 | 481 | 201 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 206 | 244 | 486 | 206 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 206 | 263 | 490 | 206 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 209 | 232 | 468 | 209 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 208 | 218 | 530 | 208 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 206 | 225 | 534 | 206 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 208 | 215 | 555 | 208 |
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
- Hitchin Girls' School 0.7 km · No overall grade (2024)
- The Priory School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- The Highfield School 3.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Fearnhill School 3.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School 5.7 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- The Thomas Alleyne Academy 6.3 km · Standards maintained (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.