Hitchin Girls' School Hitchin

Hitchin Girls' School is a Academy Converters located in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, teaching Secondary students aged between 11 and 18 years of age.

The school operates under the Hertfordshire local authority.

Hitchin Girls' School was inspected by Ofsted on 19 June 2013.

School Location

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School Information

School nameHitchin Girls' School
HeadteacherMrs Frances Manning
Number of pupils1065
Type of schoolAcademy Converters
Phase of educationSecondary
Ages11 - 18
Local authorityHertfordshire
Parliamentary constituencyHitchin and Harpenden

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Geographic Data
PostcodeSG4 9RS
LocationHitchin
TownHitchin Highbury
CountyHertfordshire
RegionEast of England
Local AuthorityNorth Hertfordshire
Ward NameHitchin Bearton
Area Type Non-metropolitan District
Coordinates51.947938,-0.269435

Mortgaged Houses
68%
UK AVERAGE: 34%

EU Leave Voters
40%
UK AVERAGE: 51.9%
Unemployed
3%
UK AVERAGE: 3.9%
High Earners
47%
UK AVERAGE: 22.1%

Overview

£345,774
Av. House Price

100
Population

46%
Married

£29,770
Average Salary


Data: OS © Crown copyright and database right 2021, data extracts from Census 2011.


OUTSTANDING

GOOD

REQUIRES IMPROVEMENT

INADEQUATE

Primary Schools
Ofsted RatingDistance
Highbury Infant School and Nursery, Hitchin and Harpenden0.2 mi
St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin, Hitchin and Harpenden0.3 mi
Whitehill Junior School, Hitchin and Harpenden0.4 mi
William Ransom Primary School, Hitchin and Harpenden0.5 mi
Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy, Hitchin and Harpenden0.6 mi
Samuel Lucas Junior Mixed and Infant School, Hitchin and Harpenden0.8 mi
Mary Exton Primary School, Hitchin and Harpenden0.8 mi
Highover Junior Mixed and Infant School, Hitchin and Harpenden1 mi
Strathmore Infant and Nursery School, Hitchin and Harpenden1 mi
Purwell Primary School, Hitchin and Harpenden1.1 mi
Secondary Schools
Ofsted RatingDistance
Hitchin Girls' School, Hitchin and Harpenden0 mi
Hitchin Boys' School, Hitchin and Harpenden0.4 mi
The Priory School, Hitchin and Harpenden1.2 mi
The Highfield School, North East Hertfordshire1.9 mi
Fearnhill School, North East Hertfordshire2.2 mi
The Da Vinci Studio School of Creative Enterprise, North East Hertfordshire2.5 mi
The John Henry Newman Catholic School, Stevenage3 mi
The Thomas Alleyne School, Stevenage3.4 mi
Barclay School, Stevenage3.7 mi
The Knights Templar School, North East Hertfordshire4.3 mi

OFSTED Ratings Explained

Outstanding: The school provides the highest quality education and care for children, and will not be inspected again unless concerns are raised.


Good: The school provides for all their pupils' educational needs, and prepare them well for the next stage of their lives.


Requires Improvement: The school provides an acceptable quality of education and care for children, but will have areas where they could improve.


Inadequate: The school is failing to provide an acceptable quality of education and care for children, and will need to make significant improvements immediately.



Data: Ofsted © 2021, last updated Jan 2020.


1 to 11.6
Property/Salary Ratio

Freehold
69%
1 Bedroom
15%
Owned
68%
Leasehold
31%
4 Beds+
29%
Rented
32%
7-Year Property Price Trends
2020
£345,774
2019
£341,594
2018
£345,670
2017
£332,018
2016
£310,123
2015
£267,629
2014
£239,977
Average House Prices
Detached
£658,880
Semi-Detached
£422,134
Terraced
£329,395
Flats
£204,855
Property Types
Detached
21%
Semi-Detached
17%
Terraced
20%
Flats
35%
Bedsits
4%


Data: ONS licensed under the Open Government Licence v30, Last updated Jun 2020. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2020. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Male
50%
Children
18%
Female
50%
Adults
82%
Social Grade
SG4 9RSUK
AB
47%27%
C1
32%28%
C2
13%20%
DE
8%25%


Demographic Data

£54,080
Household Income

49.26%
Degree Educated

20.28%
In Professional Jobs

£29,770
Average Salary

30,373/34,753
Deprivation Rank

0%
owning 3+ cars


Unemployed
3%
High Earners
47%


Single
34%
Unemployed
3%
Married
46%
Degrees
49%
Occupation
SG4 9RSUK
Managerial/Directors
16%11%
Professionals
29%20%
Associate Professionals
21%14%
Admin/Secretarial
10%10%
Skilled Trades
7%11%
Caring, Leisure & Service
7%9%
Sales & Customer Service
4%8%
Plant & Machine Operatives
3%6%
Elementary Occupations
3%11%


Ethnicity
SG4 9RSUK
White
91%86%
Mixed
3%2.2%
Asian
5%7.5%
Black
1%3.4%
Arabic/Other
0%0.6%
Marital Status
SG4 9RSUK
Single
34%35%
Married
46%47%
Civil Partnership
0%0.2%
Divorced
9%9%
Christian
51%
None
36%
Buddhist
1%
Muslim
2%
Sikh
1%
Jewish
0%



Data: ONS © Crown copyright and database right 2021, data extracts from Census 2011.

LOW
Crime
6
Burglaries
Crimes (Last 12 Months)
SG4 9RSUK
Anti-social behaviour
3936
Burglaries
611
Robberies
22
Theft
219
Vehicle Crimes
612
Possession of Weapons
012
Violent Crimes
1351
Drug Offences
35
Criminal Damage & Arson
1415
Police ForceHertfordshire Constabulary
TypeTerritorial police force
Formed1841
Officers2,130
Budget£171.4
Area Size1,643 hectares
JurisdictionEngland and Wales


Data: ONS © Police.uk under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated Jan 2020.

Bim Afolami MP

2019 General Election Results
Cons
47%
Green
0%
Labour
17%
Brexit
0%
Lib Dem
35%
Pl. Cymru
0%


The Hitchin and Harpenden constituency is located in Hertfordshire, and has a total population of 100,459, of which 76,323 (76%) are eligible to vote. Election turnout for the Hitchin and Harpenden constituency in 2019 was 77%, higher than the average UK turnout at 67.3%.



ConstituencyHitchin and Harpenden
Member of Parliament MP
Constituency TypeCounty
ResultCon hold
Declaration Date/Time12/13/2019 4:29:00 AM
GE2019 ResultCon hold
First PartyCon
Second PartyLD
Electorate76323
Valid Votes58871
Winning Majority6895
EU Leave %40%

North Hertfordshire District Council


Council Offices
Gernon Road
Letchworth Garden City
Hertfordshire
SG6 3JF

PHONE: 01462 474000

EMAIL:
service@north-herts.gov.uk


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Data: ZoomLocal. Last updated Jan 2020.

Ofsted Report

1
OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS

How good is this school?


Outstanding - Hitchin Girls' School is an outstanding school, highly effective in delivering outcomes that provide exceptionally well for pupils' needs. This school ensures that their pupils are very well equipped for the next stage of their education, training or employment.


1
BEHAVIOUR

Behaviour and safety of pupils:


Outstanding - Hitchin Girls' School is an outstanding school, highly effective in delivering outcomes that provide exceptionally well for pupils' needs. This school ensures that their pupils are very well equipped for the next stage of their education, training or employment.


1
LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT

Overall leadership and management grade:


Outstanding - Hitchin Girls' School is an outstanding school, highly effective in delivering outcomes that provide exceptionally well for pupils' needs. This school ensures that their pupils are very well equipped for the next stage of their education, training or employment.


1
QUALITY OF TEACHING

Overall quality of the teaching provided:


Outstanding - Hitchin Girls' School is an outstanding school, highly effective in delivering outcomes that provide exceptionally well for pupils' needs. This school ensures that their pupils are very well equipped for the next stage of their education, training or employment.


[more]
Hitchin Girls' SchoolOfsted Report
Inspection Start Date19 June 2013
Inspection End Date20 June 2013
Inspection TypeS5 Inspection
Overall1 - Outstanding
Achievement1 - Outstanding
Behaviour & Safety1 - Outstanding
Quality of Teaching1 - Outstanding
Leadership & Management1 - Outstanding
Category of Concern
Warning Notice0

Full Ofsted Report
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Ofsted carry out full regulatory inspections of schools and educational institutions throughout England. Reporting to the UK government, Ofsted are both impartial and independent, and inspect institutions that care for young people and children, as well as organisations that provide education or skills for people of all ages.

Ofsted inspects education providers, children's services and organisations that provide education or skills. One or more Ofsted inspectors visit a provider to inspect the quality of teaching, the levels of achievement that pupils achieve, the behaviour of those who are in attendance, and the effectiveness of teaching that schools provide to their pupils.

A typical Ofsted report will contain information about how well their inspectors think that a school is performing, as well as ways that it can improve certain areas. It also includes data on how well students are performing, both in their general education and their well-being. In addition, Ofsted inspectors will include feedback from parents and carers about their views and opinions of the school.

In order to produce a useful tool for improvement, inspectors will give a school an overall grade for how good they think a school is:

  • Grade 1 - Outstanding
  • Grade 2 - Good
  • Grade 3 - Requires improvement
  • Grade 4 - Inadequate


Should a school be judged as 'requires improvement' or 'inadequate', then the Ofsted report will explain why the grade was given, as well as ways how the school can improve their grade.

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Contact Details

Highbury Road
Hitchin
Hertfordshire
SG4 9RS

Phone: 01462 621300
Email: head@hgs.herts.sch.uk