Hitchin Girls' School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Outstanding Oct 8 2024 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
- 1356 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 0.0%
- Girls
- 100.0%
- First language not English
- 14.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 7.2%
- Persistent absence
- 13.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.2%
White British 68.6%
Mixed 7.3%
Indian 5.8%
Other White 4.1%
Other Asian 3.1%
Unclassified 2.4%
Chinese 2.2%
Bangladeshi 2.1%
African 1.8%
Pakistani 0.8%
Other 0.8%
Caribbean 0.7%
Other Black 0.4%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 34%
Local authority average 47%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 69%
Local authority average 53%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 57.6
Local authority average 50.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.04
Local authority average 4.55
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 2 |
| Ancient History | GCSE | 26 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 67 |
| Biology | GCSE | 84 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 51 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 83 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 9 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 50 |
| Dance | GCSE | 15 |
Admissions
Hitchin Girls' School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 204
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 266
- 2nd preference
- 116
- 3rd preference
- 67
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 202
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 211 0 211 |
| Year 8 | 211 0 211 |
| Year 9 | 208 0 208 |
| Year 10 | 212 0 212 |
| Year 11 | 208 0 208 |
| Year 12 | 154 0 154 |
| Year 13 | 152 0 152 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 98.0% 91.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 19.0% 30.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 73.0% 58.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 5.0% 1.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | SP 1.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | SP 1.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 3.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | SP 1.9% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 85.0% 62.8% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 43.0% 23.6% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.3% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.1% 2.4% |