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Pirton School

Primary

North Hertfordshire · Hitchin · SG5 3PS www.pirtonschool.org.uk/

Pupils
135
cap. 175
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
135
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
135
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 17/10/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityHertfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio16.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Pirton School · Primary · Hertfordshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
65%
+15pp
70%60%50%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 65%
RWM higher standard
10%
+10pp
13%7%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
75%
Reading higher standard
45%
Writing expected standard
70%
Writing higher standard
15%
Maths expected standard
70%
Maths higher standard
15%
Science expected standard
80%
SPAG expected standard
85%
SPAG higher standard
40%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

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
135
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
18%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
High Street, Pirton, Hitchin, SG5 3PS
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
2024/2565%10%75%45%70%15%70%15%80%85%107.0104.0108.021%135
2023/2450%0%92%25%83%33%67%25%100%75%107.0105.0107.019%150
2022/2350%5%59%36%73%18%64%32%86%82%105.0102.0106.0+1.00+2.30-0.5019%143
2018/1950%13%71%29%75%33%71%21%83%58%105.0103.0102.0-1.60-1.10-3.6010%135
2017/1870%13%87%35%83%43%70%30%83%78%107.0104.0105.0-0.20+1.00-1.6013%142
2016/1775%31%81%38%75%38%75%38%75%75%108.0107.0106.0+0.80+0.70+0.1013%142

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
2024/2513515.721%2%18%4%11%
2023/2415020.519%1%17%6%14%
2022/2314319.319%2%18%6%17%
2021/2214619.518%2%12%6%13%
2020/2113220.017%2%5%
2018/1913522.510%3%9%4%7%
2017/1814217.513%3%6%4%5%
2016/1714218.013%3%6%4%6%

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