St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin

HertfordshireVoluntary aided school

Benslow Lane, Hitchin, SG4 9RD

Headteacher: Mrs Laura MurphySchool website ↗Pupils: 253 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
73% of first-choice applicants offered a place
68%
Reading, Writing & Maths
73%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
68.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
0.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 94%·Writing 74%·Maths 90%All three 68%
Reading
Expected94%
Exceeding42%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected74%
Exceeding3%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected90%
Exceeding48%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
41
How many got their first choice?
30of 41 (73.2%)
How many applied in total?
140

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
13.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
10.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
6.0%
Boys and girls
54%girls·46%boys
137 girls, 116 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 93% (2018/19), currently 68%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1677.0%20.0%+2.8+2.2+0.6
2016/1790.0%17.0%+4.5+1.9+2.6
2017/1880.0%20.0%+2.7+2.7+1.4
2018/1993.0%28.0%+4.3+1.7+1.5
2022/2380.0%10.0%+3.6+2.1+1.3
2023/2470.0%7.0%---
2024/2568.0%0.0%---
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