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EnglandEast of EnglandNorth HertfordshireSG4 0JPHighover Junior Mixed and Infant School
Primary

Highover Junior Mixed and Infant School

Primary

North Hertfordshire · Hitchin · SG4 0JP www.highover.herts.sch.uk

Pupils
434
cap. 450
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
15%
RWM higher · 2024/25
434
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
15%
RWM higher · 2024/25
434
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 05/03/2020

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityHertfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Highover Junior Mixed and Infant School · Primary · Hertfordshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
68%
+1pp
76%72%67%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 68%
RWM higher standard
15%
+2pp
24%19%13%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 15%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
86%
Reading higher standard
46%
Writing expected standard
76%
Writing higher standard
17%
Maths expected standard
83%
Maths higher standard
46%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
88%
SPAG higher standard
44%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
109.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
434
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
12%
FSM eligible
7%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
4%

Contact

Address
Cambridge Road, Hitchin, SG4 0JP
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2568%15%86%46%76%17%83%46%88%88%108.0107.0109.021%434
2023/2467%13%95%43%70%17%88%40%85%88%107.0107.0108.020%428
2022/2367%17%93%60%71%19%93%48%83%91%111.0109.0111.0+4.60-1.10+3.7020%435
2018/1976%17%83%33%83%48%88%33%84%83%105.0106.0106.0-1.40+0.80-0.6013%443
2017/1876%24%86%56%89%61%81%26%90%83%109.0106.0110.0+1.40+2.70-1.3014%459
2016/1770%17%83%30%87%37%83%27%90%87%105.0104.0105.0-0.50+1.80-1.5012%431

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2543424.421%12%7%3%4%
2023/2442822.520%14%8%4%7%
2022/2343521.820%13%9%4%9%
2021/2243822.317%14%9%5%10%
2020/2143122.014%15%10%
2018/1944320.813%14%10%3%4%
2017/1845922.114%12%13%3%3%
2016/1743121.512%12%13%4%6%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.