Best Secondary Schools in Hitchin

We checked all 4 secondary schools in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, and list every one: 3 ranked, then 1 without a rank.

Schools checked
4
Ranked
3
Without a rank
1

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Hitchin. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Hitchin also has 27 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Hertfordshire. Hertfordshire also has rankings for St Albans, Hemel Hempstead, Bishop's Stortford, Watford, Bushey and all of Hertfordshire.

Ranked secondary schools in Hitchin

  1. 1

    Hitchin Girls' School

    Academy, 1,357 pupils, inspected October 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    57.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    68.8%

  2. 2

    Hitchin Boys' School

    Academy, 1,364 pupils, inspected November 2025

    Report card: Strong standard to exceptional
    Attainment 8
    57.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    66.7%

  3. 3

    The Priory School

    Local authority maintained, 1,221 pupils, inspected March 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    48.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    49.2%

Secondary schools in Hitchin without a rank