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Voluntary aided school · Hertfordshire

St Ippolyts Church of England Aided Primary School

  • 4–11Ages
  • 161Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • 117440URN

Ashbrook Lane, St Ippolyts, Hitchin, SG4 7PB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2023 Previous framework

Good
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management
What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.1per place
0.5 below Hertfordshire median (2.6)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

45 applications for 22 places · 242nd of 314 in Hertfordshire
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
75%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Overall effectiveness: Good · 25 April 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early years provisionGood

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
2.1applications per place, Reception
0.5 below Hertfordshire median (2.6) close to England median (2.2)

45 applications · 22 places offered · 20 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
  2. 2025 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
  3. 2024 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
  4. 2023 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
  5. 2022 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
  6. 2021 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
  7. 2020 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
  8. 2019 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
  9. 2018 1.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
  10. 2017 1.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
  11. 2016 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
  12. 2015 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
  13. 2014 2.5; 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202622452.1200.91
Sep 202520392.0180.90
Sep 202424451.9170.71
Sep 202326471.8240.92
Sep 202220482.4190.95
Sep 202125441.8230.92
Sep 202020472.4180.90
Sep 201920512.6261.30
Sep 201825361.4160.64
Sep 201730521.7280.93
Sep 201618492.7160.89
Sep 201518412.3120.67
Sep 201420492.5231.15

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 94% · Maths 84% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%81st of 331 in Hertfordshire
Reading
Expected standard81%
Higher standard50%
Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard94%
Greater depth34%
Maths
Expected standard84%
Higher standard19%
Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Hertfordshire median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2575%13%107104
2023/2483%17%108107
2022/2385%10%107107

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

  • 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
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
117440 · 919/3348
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
140 pupils · 161 on roll
Free school meals
11.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address
Ashbrook Lane, St Ippolyts, Hitchin, SG4 7PB
Local authority
Hertfordshire · North Hertfordshire

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