Schools in Hitchin

• 33open schools
• 27primary
• 3secondary
• 1special school

Schools near Hitchin by distance

Schools whose official address gives Hitchin as the town, in Hertfordshire, grouped by type.

Nursery schools 1

• York Road Nursery School

  Nursery · Local authority nursery school · ages 2 to 5 · 108 pupils

  York Road, Hitchin, SG5 1XA

  Ofsted 4 Jul 2023 (ungraded): School remains Outstanding

Primary schools 27

• Breachwood Green Junior Mixed and Infant School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 84 pupils

  Oxford Road, Breachwood Green, Hitchin, SG4 8NP

  Ofsted report card, 21 Apr 2026

• Codicote Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 3 to 11 · 276 pupils

  Meadow Way, Codicote, Hitchin, SG4 8YL

  Ofsted 25 Feb 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

  Church of England

• Graveley Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 4 to 11 · 84 pupils

  Ashwell Common, Graveley, Hitchin, SG4 7LJ

  Ofsted 16 May 2023: Good

  Church of England

• Highbury Infant School and Nursery

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 7 · 195 pupils

  Standhill Road, Hitchin, SG4 9AG

  Ofsted 2 Nov 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Highover Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 433 pupils

  Cambridge Road, Hitchin, SG4 0JP

  Ofsted 28 Jan 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Ickleford Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 4 to 11 · 213 pupils

  Arlesey Road, Ickleford, Hitchin, SG5 3TG

  Ofsted 18 May 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• Kimpton Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 133 pupils

  High Street, Kimpton, Hitchin, SG4 8RB

  Ofsted report card, 20 Jan 2026

• Mary Exton Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 5 to 11 · 146 pupils

  St Michael's Road, Hitchin, SG4 0QA

  Ofsted 27 Sep 2022: Good

• Offley Endowed Primary School and Nursery

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 159 pupils

  School Lane, Offley, Hitchin, SG5 3AT

  Ofsted 13 Jun 2023: Good

  Church of England

• Oughton Primary and Nursery School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 195 pupils

  Mattocke Road, Hitchin, SG5 2NZ

  Ofsted 3 Mar 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Our Lady Catholic Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 5 to 11 · 173 pupils

  Old Hale Way, Hitchin, SG5 1XT

  Ofsted 5 Jul 2022: Good

  Roman Catholic

• Pirton School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 136 pupils

  High Street, Pirton, Hitchin, SG5 3PS

  Ofsted report card, 6 May 2026

• Preston Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 4 to 11 · 60 pupils

  Back Lane, Preston, Hitchin, SG4 7UJ

  Ofsted 7 Feb 2024: Good

  Church of England

• Purwell Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 129 pupils

  Fairfield Way, Purwell Primary School, Fairfield Way Hitchin Herts. Sg40pu, Hitchin, SG4 0PU

  Ofsted 24 Sep 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

• Roecroft Lower School

  Primary · Community school · ages 5 to 9 · 359 pupils

  Buttercup Road, Stotfold, Hitchin, SG5 4PF

  Ofsted 3 Jun 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Samuel Lucas Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 416 pupils

  Gaping Lane, Hitchin, SG5 2JQ

  Ofsted 3 Oct 2023: Outstanding

• Shillington Lower School

  Primary · Community school · ages 2 to 9 · 94 pupils

  Greenfields, Shillington, Hitchin, SG5 3NX

  Ofsted 3 Jul 2023: Good

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

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 234 pupils

  Benslow Lane, Hitchin, SG4 9RD

  Ofsted report card, 14 Jul 2026

  Church of England

• St Ippolyts Church of England Aided Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 161 pupils

  Ashbrook Lane, St Ippolyts, Hitchin, SG4 7PB

  Ofsted 25 Apr 2023: Good

  Church of England

• St Mary's CofE Academy Stotfold

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 5 to 9 · 297 pupils

  Rook Tree Lane, Stotfold, Hitchin, SG5 4DL

  Ofsted 5 Feb 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

  Church of England

• St Paul's Walden Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 74 pupils

  Bendish Lane, Whitwell, Hitchin, SG4 8HX

  Ofsted 19 Mar 2024: Good

• Strathmore Infant and Nursery School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 7 · 198 pupils

  Old Hale Way, Hitchin, SG5 1XR

  Ofsted 28 Jun 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Weston Primary & Nursery School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 3 to 11 · 104 pupils

  Maiden Street, Weston, Hitchin, SG4 7AG

  Ofsted 2 Mar 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• Whitehill Junior School

  Primary · Community school · ages 7 to 11 · 241 pupils

  Whitehill Road, Hitchin, SG4 9HT

  Ofsted 8 Mar 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

• William Ransom Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 419 pupils

  Stuart Drive, Hitchin, SG4 9QB

  Ofsted 18 Mar 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 7 to 11 · 234 pupils

  Fishponds Road, Hitchin, SG5 1NS

  Ofsted 11 Dec 2024 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Wymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 94 pupils

  Siccut Road, Little Wymondley, Hitchin, SG4 7HN

  Ofsted 26 Sep 2023: Good

Secondary schools 3

• Hitchin Boys' School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · Boys · 1,364 pupils

  Grammar School Walk, Hitchin, SG5 1JB

  Ofsted report card, 25 Nov 2025

• Hitchin Girls' School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · Girls · 1,357 pupils

  Highbury Road, Hitchin, SG4 9RS

  Ofsted 8 Oct 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

• The Priory School

  Secondary · Foundation school · ages 11 to 18 · 1,221 pupils

  Bedford Road, Hitchin, SG5 2UR

  Ofsted 5 Oct 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

All-through schools 1

• Kingshott School

  All-through · Other independent school · ages 3 to 16 · 403 pupils

  Stevenage Road, St Ippolyts, Hitchin, SG4 7JX

  Independent: inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate

  Independent

Special schools 1

• East Hall School

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 14 to 17 · 16 pupils

  The Calf House, East Hall Farm, St Pauls Walden, Hitchin, SG4 8DL

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

Nearby towns

• Letchworth 3.3 miles
• Letchworth Garden City 3.5 miles
• Stevenage 4.4 miles
• Baldock 5.3 miles
• Henlow 5.9 miles
• Shefford 7.2 miles
• Luton 7.4 miles
• Welwyn 8.2 miles
• Harpenden 8.7 miles
• Welwyn Garden City 9.8 miles

Source: Get Information about Schools and Ofsted (Open Government Licence v3.0).