Highover Junior Mixed and Infant School is a primary school located in Hitchin. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 13/05/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.2%, which is 0.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Cambridge Road, Hitchin

School Information

Address: Cambridge Road, Hitchin, SG4 0JP
Website: www.highover.herts.sch.uk
Telephone: 01462622333
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Lisa Hayes
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117115

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 13/05/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 450
Number of Pupils: 431
Number of Boys: 219
Number of Girls: 212

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -3 to 0.2
Writing
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -0.7 to 2.3
Maths
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -2 to 0.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:76%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:17%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
York Road Nursery School
York Road , SG5 1XA
4out of 4 1,828 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Highover Junior Mixed and Infant School
Cambridge Road , SG4 0JP
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Purwell Primary School
Fairfield Way , SG4 0PU
3out of 4 857 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin
Benslow Lane , SG4 9RD
4out of 4 1,287 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
William Ransom Primary School
Stuart Drive , SG4 9QB
4out of 4 1,385 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Mary Exton Primary School
St Michael's Road , SG4 0QA
2out of 4 1,433 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Highfield School
Highfield , SG6 3QA
3out of 4 1,532 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Hitchin Girls' School
Highbury Road , SG4 9RS
4out of 4 1,740 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Hitchin Boys' School
Grammar School Walk , SG5 1JB
4out of 4 2,019 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
The Priory School
Bedford Road , SG5 2UR
3out of 4 2,157 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Fearnhill School
Icknield Way West , SG6 4BA
2out of 4 2,171 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
North Herts Education Support Centre
Briar Patch Lane , SG6 3LY
4out of 4 1,458 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Francis College
Broadway , SG6 3PJ
- not rated 2,358 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
St Christopher School
Barrington Road , SG6 3JZ
- not rated 2,380 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Kingshott School
Stevenage Road , St Ippolyts SG4 7JX
- not rated 2,538 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.