William Ransom Primary 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 outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 05/12/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is above average, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.2%, which is 1.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Stuart Drive, Hitchin

School Information

Address: Stuart Drive, Hitchin, SG4 9QB
Website: www.wransom.co.uk/
Telephone: 01462624777
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Mary Driver
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117314

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 05/12/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 380
Number of Pupils: 382
Number of Boys: 191
Number of Girls: 191

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 1.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2.4 Confidence interval 0.4 to 4.4
Writing
Average: 1.7 Confidence interval -0.2 to 3.5
Maths
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -1.4 to 2.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:79%
England Average:65%

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

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
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 1,662 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
William Ransom Primary School
Stuart Drive , SG4 9QB 		4out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin
Benslow Lane , SG4 9RD 		4out of 4 552 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Mary Exton Primary School
St Michael's Road , SG4 0QA 		2out of 4 578 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Whitehill Junior School
Whitehill Road , SG4 9HT 		3out of 4 975 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Highbury Infant School and Nursery
Standhill Road , SG4 9AG 		3out of 4 1,030 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hitchin Girls' School
Highbury Road , SG4 9RS 		4out of 4 775 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Hitchin Boys' School
Grammar School Walk , SG5 1JB 		4out of 4 1,506 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
The Priory School
Bedford Road , SG5 2UR 		3out of 4 2,517 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
The Highfield School
Highfield , SG6 3QA 		3out of 4 2,846 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kingshott School
Stevenage Road , St Ippolyts SG4 7JX 		- not rated 1,180 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
North Herts Education Support Centre
Briar Patch Lane , SG6 3LY 		4out of 4 2,749 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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