Hitchin Girls' School
Hitchin, SG4 9RS · Hertfordshire · secondary school
14th of 78 secondary schools in Hertfordshire we can score, 82 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to the 390 schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 5.9/10 among them, against 9.0/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 68.8 · 90 | 46% | 4.17 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | 0.62 · 88 | 38% | 3.40 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 57.8 · 90 | 15% | 1.38 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 68.8% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 57.8, against a national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was +0.62 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did better than those nationally who started from the same place. Narrow the comparison to the schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 5.9 out of 10 among them, against 9.0 out of 10 nationally.
Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join Chess, Cookery, Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme, Project Polyglot, and Sports Leadership Festival clubs. Sports include Athletics, Dance, Football, Gymnastics, Hockey, Netball, Rounders, and Rhythmic gymnastics. Arts and music options are the Junior Orchestra, Brass Group, Guitar Group, and Junior Choir. Trips range from PGL Caythorpe and a ski trip to Folgarida, Italy, to expeditions in Indonesia and tours of Greece, Italy, and New York.
Getting in. There are 1356 pupils in a school with 1400 places, leaving 44 spare places. The school is close to full, so places are likely to be competitive.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils in the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme? What specific support is available for pupils aiming to improve their Progress 8 scores? How does the school manage the competitive
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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