Hitchin Girls' School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jun 20 2013 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Unique reference
- 137288
- Address
- Highbury Road, SG4 9RS
- Website
- http://www.hgs.herts.sch.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1355 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 0.0%
- Girls
- 100.0%
- First language not English
- 13%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 6.6%
- Persistent absence
- 29.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.3%
White British 69.2%
Mixed 7.2%
Indian 5.5%
Other White 4.3%
Other Asian 3.2%
Unclassified 2.4%
African 2%
Bangladeshi 1.6%
Chinese 1.5%
Pakistani 1%
Other 0.8%
Caribbean 0.7%
Other Black 0.6%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.53
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.19
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 36%
Local authority average 47%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 66%
Local authority average 55%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 58.8
Local authority average 51
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.12
Local authority average 4.56
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
| Ancient History | GCSE | 27 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 61 |
| Biology | GCSE | 81 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 69 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 79 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 17 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 47 |
Admissions
Hitchin Girls' School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 209
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 258
- 2nd preference
- 107
- 3rd preference
- 72
- From another Local Authority
- 10
Offers
- 1st preference
- 209
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 211 0 211 |
| Year 8 | 210 0 210 |
| Year 9 | 208 0 208 |
| Year 10 | 211 0 211 |
| Year 11 | 205 0 205 |
| Year 12 | 156 0 156 |
| Year 13 | 154 0 154 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 96.0% 91.2% 85.6% |
Further education | 13.0% 29.1% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 80.0% 59.9% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 1.8% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.5% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 3.5% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.1% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 89.0% 69.7% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 38.0% 29.4% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 1.9% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.4% 2.2% |