Community school · Hertfordshire

Pirton School

4–11Ages
136Pupils
PrimaryPhase
117128URN

High Street, Pirton, Hitchin, SG5 3PS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

1.1 below Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

26 applications for 17 places · 302nd of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 6 May 2026Published 21 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong 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

6 May 2026
Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
17 October 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement

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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 entry

1.5applications per place, Reception

1.1 below Hertfordshire median (2.6) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

26 applications · 17 places offered · 15 named it first

2026 1.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 1.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 1.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 1.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 1.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 1.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 1.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 1.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 1.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 1.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 1.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 0 of 13 years.

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	17	26	1.5	15	0.88
Sep 2025	20	29	1.5	20	1.00
Sep 2024	21	25	1.2	13	0.62
Sep 2023	26	38	1.5	29	1.12
Sep 2022	18	29	1.6	17	0.94
Sep 2021	15	26	1.7	15	1.00
Sep 2020	21	38	1.8	24	1.14
Sep 2019	21	33	1.6	21	1.00
Sep 2018	17	24	1.4	17	1.00
Sep 2017	19	22	1.2	14	0.74
Sep 2016	21	37	1.8	23	1.10
Sep 2015	15	24	1.6	15	1.00
Sep 2014	21	33	1.6	22	1.05

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 70% · Maths 70% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%171st of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard45%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Hertfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	65%	10%	107	104
2023/24	50%	0%	107	105
2022/23	50%	5%	105	102

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

Pirton SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.5applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Stondon Lower School
3.3 km · Central Bedfordshire

Remains Good2022

3.1applications per place
Oughton Primary and Nursery School
3.5 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Shillington Lower School
3.5 km · Central Bedfordshire

Good2023

2.8applications per place
Ickleford Primary School
3.8 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

4.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Strathmore Infant and Nursery School
3.9 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place
Our Lady Catholic Primary School
4.0 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

2.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Samuel Lucas Primary School
4.1 km · Hertfordshire

Outstanding2023

3.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy
4.2 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2024

70%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 117128 · 919/2077
Capacity: 175 pupils · 136 on roll
Free school meals: 14.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: High Street, Pirton, Hitchin, SG5 3PS
Local authority: Hertfordshire · North Hertfordshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources