Whitehill Junior School | Primary in Hitchin, North Hertfordshire | Ofsted & DfE

72%

RWM expected · 2024/25

15%

RWM higher · 2024/25

241

Pupils · 2024/25

11%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

72%

RWM expected · 2024/25

15%

RWM higher · 2024/25

241

Pupils · 2024/25

11%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

72%

RWM expected · 2024/25

15%

RWM higher · 2024/25

241

Pupils · 2024/25

11%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 08/03/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityHertfordshire

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio19.7:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Whitehill Junior School · Primary · Hertfordshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

72%

+5pp

87%77%67%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 72%

RWM higher standard

15%

+5pp

35%23%10%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 15%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

83%

Reading higher standard

43%

Writing expected standard

80%

Writing higher standard

17%

Maths expected standard

82%

Maths higher standard

35%

Science expected standard

88%

SPAG expected standard

77%

SPAG higher standard

45%

Reading scaled score

108.0

Maths scaled score

107.0

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

241

Pupil : teacher ratio

19.7

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

11%

FSM eligible

10%

SEN

12%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

Contact

Address

Whitehill Road, Hitchin, SG4 9HT

Local authority

Hertfordshire

Website

http://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/

Telephone

01462621313

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	72%	15%	83%	43%	80%	17%	82%	35%	88%	77%	108.0	107.0	108.0	—	—	—	12%	241
2023/24	67%	10%	77%	32%	82%	25%	80%	23%	83%	77%	106.0	105.0	105.0	—	—	—	15%	240
2022/23	75%	28%	93%	55%	85%	32%	85%	43%	93%	90%	110.0	107.0	108.0	+3.90	+2.60	+2.40	14%	242
2018/19	80%	15%	88%	39%	90%	31%	88%	37%	92%	92%	108.0	106.0	111.0	+1.90	+1.30	+0.30	16%	239
2017/18	87%	35%	90%	63%	89%	42%	92%	52%	89%	92%	110.0	109.0	111.0	+2.70	+0.60	+1.60	15%	243
2016/17	78%	18%	85%	28%	92%	33%	90%	33%	97%	85%	107.0	106.0	107.0	+0.70	+1.60	+0.20	14%	242

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	241	18.2	12%	11%	10%	3%	5%
2023/24	240	18.2	15%	8%	11%	3%	6%
2022/23	242	18.6	14%	10%	12%	4%	8%
2021/22	241	20.1	18%	10%	10%	5%	11%
2020/21	240	21.1	18%	11%	11%	—	—
2018/19	239	20.6	16%	10%	8%	3%	5%
2017/18	243	20.6	15%	10%	10%	3%	3%
2016/17	242	20.7	14%	12%	9%	3%	3%