Preston Primary School
Voluntary controlled school in Hitchin, Hertfordshire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Voluntary controlled school |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Church of England |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 60 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 105 |
| Free school meals | 3.30% |
| Local authority | Hertfordshire |
| Address | Back Lane, Preston, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG4 7UJ |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.prestonjmi.herts.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01462451734 |
| URN | 117403 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 7 February 2024, published 19 March 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 3 February 2022, outcome: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
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
- St Ippolyts Church of England Aided Primary School (primary school, about 3.2 km)
- St Paul's Walden Primary School (primary school, about 3.4 km)
- Breachwood Green Junior Mixed and Infant School (primary school, about 3.7 km)
- Whitehill Junior School (primary school, about 4.1 km)
- Highbury Infant School and Nursery (primary school, about 4.4 km)
- Wymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School (primary school, about 4.5 km)
- Offley Endowed Primary School and Nursery (primary school, about 4.6 km)
- Samuel Lucas Primary School (primary school, about 4.8 km)
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