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Hertfordshire County Council

School

Hitchin Girls' School

Highbury Road
Hitchin
Hertfordshire
SG4 9RS

Telephone: 01462 621300

Email: admin@hgs.herts.sch.uk

Head teacher: James Crowther

School type: Secondary Female

School category: Academy

School number: 31

DFE number: 919-4009

Published Admission Number: 210

(how many children this school is admitting)

Number of children on roll: 1356

Free Childcare

2 year old funding: No

30 hours funding: No

Admission rules if you want a place at the school to start now

This school is its own admitting authority.

Read Hitchin Girls' School admission rules for 25-26

How were school places allocated in previous years?

What happened in the last 2 years
 20242025

Number of places available

210

210

Number of applications made

501

503

Number of places offered

210

210

Places offered under each rule in 2025
Rules (in rule priority order)2025

Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan

3

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

6

Medical/Social

1

Siblings In Priority Area

41

Children Of Staff

4

In Priority Area, Nearest School

136

In Priority Area, Not Nearest School

19

Siblings Outside Priority Area

0

Outside Priority Area, Random basis

0

multiple birth

0

Places offered under each rule in 2024
Rules (in rule priority order)2024

Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan

1

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

3

Medical/social

1

Siblings In Priority Area

52

Children Of Staff

2

In Priority Area, Nearest School

101

In Priority Area, Not Nearest School

50

Siblings Outside Priority Area

0

Outside Priority Area, Random

0

Distance of the furthest child admitted

Please view the Allocation Summary Report(s) for further information about distance allocations.

Use our 'Find Your Nearest School' system to identify the "nearest" school to your child's home address, in accordance with Hertfordshire County Council's admission arrangements.

Priority area for Hitchin Girls' School

Parishes in the priority area for this school are:

Codicote, Graveley, Hexton, Hitchin, Holwell, Ickleford, Kings Walden, Knebworth, Langley, Letchworth, Lilley, Offley, Pirton, Preston, St Ippolyts, St Pauls Walden, Weston and Wymondley.

Vacancies (for in year applications)

No vacancies exist at this school at present.

Updated: 31 August 2025

Vacancy information is only relevant to in year applications.

Schools aim to update their vacancy information every 2 weeks.

Treat this information as a guide only – the situation can change on a daily basis.

Performance and Ofsted

Performance table for Hitchin Girls' School.

Ofsted report and rating for Hitchin Girls' School.

School officers

Admissions Officer: Jacqueline Harvey

In Year Admissions Officer: Lucy Smith

District Schools Effectiveness Advisor: Alison Garner

Key Link Advisor: Kay Leach

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