Community school · Hertfordshire

William Ransom Primary School

4–11Ages
419Pupils
PrimaryPhase
117314URN

Stuart Drive, Hitchin, SG4 9QB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.3 above Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

175 applications for 60 places · 97th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

78%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 18 March 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision	Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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

2.9applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Hertfordshire median (2.6) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

175 applications · 60 places offered · 65 named it first

2026 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 3.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 3.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 4.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 4.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 3.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 4.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 3.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 4.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 3.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 3.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 5.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 5.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 13 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	60	175	2.9	65	1.08
Sep 2025	60	205	3.4	58	0.97
Sep 2024	60	235	3.9	60	1.00
Sep 2023	57	236	4.1	64	1.12
Sep 2022	60	244	4.1	64	1.07
Sep 2021	60	211	3.5	66	1.10
Sep 2020	59	239	4.1	64	1.08
Sep 2019	60	203	3.4	50	0.83
Sep 2018	60	249	4.2	87	1.45
Sep 2017	60	210	3.5	65	1.08
Sep 2016	60	229	3.8	59	0.98
Sep 2015	38	207	5.5	62	1.63
Sep 2014	38	201	5.3	56	1.47

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 80% · Maths 85% → all three 78% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard78%57th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard58%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard85%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard28%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

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Hertfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	78%	8%	109	107
2023/24	72%	15%	109	106
2022/23	68%	8%	111	107

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

William Ransom Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin
0.5 km · Hertfordshire

2026

4.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Mary Exton Primary School
0.5 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

8.3applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Whitehill Junior School
0.9 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good · improving2023

72%met the SATs standard
Highbury Infant School and Nursery
0.9 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.9applications per place
Purwell Primary School
1.0 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

5.0applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Highover Primary School
1.3 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy
1.7 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2024

70%met the SATs standard
Samuel Lucas Primary School
1.9 km · Hertfordshire

Outstanding2023

3.6applications per place 75%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: 117314 · 919/2392
Capacity: 420 pupils · 419 on roll
Free school meals: 1.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Stuart Drive, Hitchin, SG4 9QB
Local authority: Hertfordshire · North Hertfordshire

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