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Best schools in Hitchin

28 schools in Hitchin with the same league rank as the Hertfordshire and Central Bedfordshire league tables: each school's place among its council's schools of the same phase, on the newest year's DfE results, with the best ranked schools within reach of the town centre beside them.

Primary schools

Hitchin's own ranking

In HitchinSchoolExpected standardHigher standardLeague rank
1Offley Endowed Primary School and Nursery80%12%Top 16% (53/344) in Hertfordshire
2William Ransom Primary School78%8%Top 21% (71/344) in Hertfordshire
3Samuel Lucas Primary School75%25%Top 26% (88/344) in Hertfordshire
4St Ippolyts Church of England Aided Primary School75%13%Top 28% (95/344) in Hertfordshire
5Whitehill Junior School72%15%Top 35% (118/344) in Hertfordshire
6Wymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School71%7%Top 37% (126/344) in Hertfordshire
7St Paul's Walden Primary School71%0%Top 38% (129/344) in Hertfordshire
8Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy70%6%Top 40% (137/344) in Hertfordshire
9Codicote Church of England Primary School69%13%Top 42% (144/344) in Hertfordshire
10Highover Primary School68%15%Top 45% (152/344) in Hertfordshire
11St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin68%0%Top 48% (164/344) in Hertfordshire
12Ickleford Primary School67%27%Top 49% (168/344) in Hertfordshire
13Pirton School65%10%(182/344) in Hertfordshire
14Our Lady Catholic Primary School57%7%(245/344) in Hertfordshire
15Purwell Primary School57%0%(246/344) in Hertfordshire
16Breachwood Green Junior Mixed and Infant School57%0%(246/344) in Hertfordshire
17Kimpton Primary School50%12%(280/344) in Hertfordshire
18Weston Primary & Nursery School50%0%(287/344) in Hertfordshire
19Oughton Primary and Nursery School48%3%(293/344) in Hertfordshire
20Mary Exton Primary School40%7%(310/344) in Hertfordshire
21Graveley Primary School38%0%(318/344) in Hertfordshire
22Preston Primary School27%0%(339/344) in Hertfordshire

Not ranked: Highbury Infant School and Nursery, Roecroft Lower School, Shillington Lower School, St Mary's CofE Academy Stotfold, Strathmore Infant and Nursery School: no published figure for the newest year (DfE hides figures for small year groups), or no published results.

Best ranked within 3 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centreExpected standardHigher standardLeague rank
Lordship Farm Primary SchoolLetchworth Garden City2.6 miles64%2%(192/344) in Hertfordshire
Wilbury Junior SchoolLetchworth Garden City2.8 miles63%7%(198/344) in Hertfordshire
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary SchoolLetchworth Garden City2.1 miles62%7%(209/344) in Hertfordshire
Pixmore Junior SchoolLetchworth3.0 miles30%7%(336/344) in Hertfordshire

Ranked on 2025 KS2 results: the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths; the share reaching the higher standard breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 62%. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, key stage 2 school performance tables, 2024/25; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Secondary schools (GCSE)

Hitchin's own ranking

In HitchinSchoolAttainment 8Grade 5+ English and mathsLeague rank
1Hitchin Girls' School61.874%Top 17% (13/78) in Hertfordshire
2Hitchin Boys' School56.865%Top 25% (19/78) in Hertfordshire
3The Priory School46.551%(51/78) in Hertfordshire

Best ranked within 6 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centreAttainment 8Grade 5+ English and mathsLeague rank
The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic SchoolStevenage3.4 miles55.760%Top 30% (23/78) in Hertfordshire
Putteridge High SchoolLuton5.3 miles50.456%Top 34% (4/12) in Luton
The Nobel SchoolStevenage5.3 miles49.051%(42/78) in Hertfordshire
The Knights Templar SchoolBaldock4.6 miles48.347%(44/78) in Hertfordshire
Barclay AcademyStevenage3.9 miles48.048%(46/78) in Hertfordshire
Etonbury AcademyArlesey5.1 miles45.850%Top 32% (5/16) in Central Bedfordshire
The Thomas Alleyne AcademyStevenage3.8 miles44.941%(56/78) in Hertfordshire
Pix Brook AcademyStotfold5.2 miles44.637%Top 50% (8/16) in Central Bedfordshire
Queen Elizabeth SchoolLuton6.0 miles42.535%(10/12) in Luton
The Highfield SchoolLetchworth Garden City2.1 miles42.039%(66/78) in Hertfordshire

Ranked on 2026 GCSE results: Attainment 8, the average grade across eight GCSEs; the share with grade 5 or above in English and maths breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 47.4. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, key stage 4 school performance tables, 2025/26; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Sixth forms and colleges (A level)

Hitchin's own ranking

In HitchinSchoolPoints per A level entryValue addedLeague rank
1Hitchin Girls' School38.7+0.08Top 23% (17/75) in Hertfordshire
2Hitchin Boys' School37.3+0.17Top 30% (22/75) in Hertfordshire
3The Priory School36.5+0.13Top 39% (29/75) in Hertfordshire

Best ranked within 6 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centrePoints per A level entryValue addedLeague rank
Marriotts SchoolStevenage5.3 miles37.1+0.01Top 31% (23/75) in Hertfordshire
The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic SchoolStevenage3.4 miles37.1+0.09Top 32% (24/75) in Hertfordshire
Barclay AcademyStevenage3.9 miles34.3+0.17(38/75) in Hertfordshire
The Knights Templar SchoolBaldock4.6 miles33.5+0.11(41/75) in Hertfordshire
The Nobel SchoolStevenage5.3 miles33.3-0.29(42/75) in Hertfordshire
The Highfield SchoolLetchworth Garden City2.1 miles32.4+0.07(46/75) in Hertfordshire
The Thomas Alleyne AcademyStevenage3.8 miles32.0-0.03(51/75) in Hertfordshire
Barnwell SchoolStevenage6.0 miles30.5-0.46(57/75) in Hertfordshire
Etonbury AcademyArlesey5.1 miles29.2-0.47(7/10) in Central Bedfordshire
Fearnhill SchoolLetchworth2.3 miles24.7-0.36(71/75) in Hertfordshire

Ranked on 2025 A level results: average points per A level entry; value added breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 35.0. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, 16 to 18 school and college performance tables, 2024/25; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Private schools (A level)

None in Hitchin itself is ranked.

Best ranked within 12 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centrePoints per A level entryLeague rank
St Francis CollegeLetchworth Garden City2.5 miles45.6Top 29% (6/21) in Hertfordshire
St Edmund's CollegeWare12.4 miles40.2(12/21) in Hertfordshire
St Christopher SchoolLetchworth Garden City2.6 miles35.3(18/21) in Hertfordshire
Sherrardswood SchoolWelwyn8.8 miles34.4(19/21) in Hertfordshire
Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary School)LUTON7.7 miles22.81st (1/1) in Luton

Ranked on 2025 A level results: average points per A level entry. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England (private schools): 43.0. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, 16 to 18 school and college performance tables, 2024/25; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

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League tables: Hertfordshire Primary · Hertfordshire GCSE · Central Bedfordshire Primary · Central Bedfordshire GCSE.

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