Kimpton Primary School

Community school·Primary school Hitchin, Hertfordshire·SG4 8RB
Composite score
46.5
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#8,593
National rank
#920
In East of England
#228
In Hertfordshire
Top 58%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
50%
% achieving higher RWM
12%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 20/01/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Inclusion
Expected standard
Safeguarding standards
Met
Early years
Strong standard

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
11 first choices, 14 places
First choices per place
0.79
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
28
any preference, for 14 places
Applications from another council area
4%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.12
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1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Kimpton Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
145
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
16.2%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
2.8%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
13.1%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.8%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.6%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
12.9%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
13.1
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,744
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

School overview

Kimpton Primary School is a primary school serving Hitchin, Hertfordshire, classified by the DfE as a community school. It has 145 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. Ofsted rated the school 'Good' in January 2026. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 50% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — below the national average of 61%. Results have held broadly steady on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 12% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Kimpton Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 11 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 5.6%. There are about 13.1 pupils per teacher. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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