Hitchin Boys' School
About the school
Hitchin Boys' School is an open secondary school in Hertfordshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 25 November 2025
- Published
- 1 February 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Exceptional
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Exceptional
Personal development and wellbeing
Exceptional
Post-16 provision
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Exceptional
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 57.1
- Hertfordshire
- 50.6
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Hertfordshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 66.70%
- Hertfordshire
- 53.40%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 87.10%
- Hertfordshire
- 71.70%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 82.90%
- Hertfordshire
- 47.00%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 5.5
- Hertfordshire
- 4.56
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B-
Average A-level points
- School
- 37.31
AAB or better
- School
- 34.20%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1357
Girls
0.00%
Boys
100.00%
SEN support
16.58%
Education, health and care plan
2.14%
English as an additional language
9.90%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
7.87%
Overall absence
4.43
Persistent absence
9.24
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
208
Sustained education or employment
98%
Education
95%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
Less than 0.5%
Not sustained
1%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
129
Sustained education or employment
91%
Higher education
62%
Further education
2%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
26%