Highbury Infant School and Nursery
Community school in Hitchin, Hertfordshire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 3 to 7 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 195 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 240 |
| Free school meals | 9.30% |
| Local authority | Hertfordshire |
| Address | Standhill Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG4 9AG |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.highbury.herts.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01462630500 |
| URN | 117113 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest ungraded inspection: 2 November 2022, outcome: School remains Good.
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Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Whitehill Junior School (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- William Ransom Primary School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Samuel Lucas Primary School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Mary Exton Primary School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Oughton Primary and Nursery School (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- Strathmore Infant and Nursery School (primary school, about 1.8 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.