Report card · inspected Jan 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard | ||||
| Achievement | Expected standard | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard | ||||
| Early years | Strong standard | ||||
| Post-16 provision | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard | ||||
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
Inspection history
- 20 January 2026Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
- 20 October 2021Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry28 applications · 14 places offered · 11 named it first
- 2026 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
- 2025 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
- 2024 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
- 2023 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
- 2022 1.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
- 2021 1.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
- 2020 1.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
- 2019 1.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
- 2018 1.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
- 2017 1.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
- 2016 1.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
- 2015 1.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
- 2014 1.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
- This school
- Hertfordshire median
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 14 | 28 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.79 |
| Sep 2025 | 11 | 26 | 2.4 | 10 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2024 | 9 | 18 | 2.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 16 | 28 | 1.8 | 16 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 17 | 29 | 1.7 | 17 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 22 | 34 | 1.6 | 18 | 0.82 |
| Sep 2020 | 18 | 30 | 1.7 | 18 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 27 | 35 | 1.3 | 19 | 0.70 |
| Sep 2018 | 29 | 48 | 1.7 | 29 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 | 29 | 44 | 1.5 | 29 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 | 24 | 39 | 1.6 | 25 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2015 | 23 | 35 | 1.5 | 21 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2014 | 30 | 41 | 1.4 | 29 | 0.97 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 77% · Writing 77% · Maths 62% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Hertfordshire median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 50% | 12% | 108 | 104 |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 10% | 106 | 102 |
| 2022/23 | 54% | 4% | 107 | 104 |
Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Kimpton Primary SchoolThis schoolThis school20262.0applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 3.0 km · HertfordshireGood20241.6applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
- 3.8 km · HertfordshireGraded · no overall grade20251.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
- 4.0 km · HertfordshireGraded · no overall grade20251.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
- 4.4 km · Hertfordshire20261.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
- 4.5 km · HertfordshireRemains Good20241.7applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
- 4.6 km · HertfordshireGraded · no overall grade20243.6applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
- 4.7 km · HertfordshireRemains Good · improving20244.7applications per place 91%met the SATs standard
- 4.9 km · HertfordshireGood20222.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 117118 · 919/2062
- Capacity
- 210 pupils · 133 on roll
- Free school meals
- 22.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Address
- High Street, Kimpton, Hitchin, SG4 8RB
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire · North Hertfordshire
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources