Whitehill Junior SchoolSt Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Hitchin.

Summary of the comparison

Whitehill Junior School and St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin are primary schools in Hitchin.

  • Whitehill Junior School scores 77 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin scores 79 out of 100 (grade B, strong). St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin is ahead on our composite score.

  • Whitehill Junior School was judged Good and St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin was judged Outstanding.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 72.0% for Whitehill Junior School and 68.0% for St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Whitehill Junior School (75.0% in 2022-23, 72.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin (80.0% in 2022-23, 68.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Whitehill Junior School versus St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure HitchinWhitehill Junior SchoolHitchinSt Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, HitchinEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB77/100B79/100Stronger figure
Local ranking35th of 391 in Hertfordshire 23rd of 391 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range7-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll241 253
Capacity240 210
LocationHitchin, SG4 9HT Hitchin, SG4 9RD
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard72.0% Stronger figure68.0% 62.0%
At higher standard15.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 109.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 108.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census241 253
Free school meals (ever 6)10.4% 8.5%
English as an additional language10.8% 12.6%
SEN support10.8% 7.9%
SEN with an EHC plan1.7% 1.6%
Attendance
Overall absence3.1% Stronger figure3.7% 6.2%
Persistent absence4.9% 4.3% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Whitehill Junior School

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

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