Pirton School
Community school in Hitchin, Hertfordshire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Pupils on roll | 136 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 175 |
| Free school meals | 14.00% |
| Local authority | Hertfordshire |
| Address | High Street, Pirton, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 3PS |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.pirtonschool.org.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01462712370 |
| URN | 117128 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 6 May 2026, published 21 June 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 17 October 2023, published 28 November 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
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
- Stondon Lower School (primary school, about 3.3 km)
- Oughton Primary and Nursery School (primary school, about 3.5 km)
- Shillington Lower School (primary school, about 3.5 km)
- Ickleford Primary School (primary school, about 3.8 km)
- Strathmore Infant and Nursery School (primary school, about 3.9 km)
- Our Lady Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 4.0 km)
- Samuel Lucas Primary School (primary school, about 4.1 km)
- Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy (primary school, about 4.2 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.