Hitchin Boys' School
Academy · Year 7–Year 13 · 1,364 pupils
The Priory School
Bedford Road, Hitchin SG5 2UR
Year groups
Year 7–Year 13
Secondary
Pupils
1,221
On roll
Ages
11–18
Capacity 1,300
Local authority
Hertfordshire
East of England
Schola Grade 6
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About The Priory School
The Priory School is a state secondary school in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, for pupils aged 11–18 (Year 7–Year 13).
It has 1,221 pupils on roll and room for 1,300. It has a sixth form. Its Schola Grade is 6 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- State School · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 13
- Ages
- 11–18
- Official type
- Foundation school
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Pupils on roll
- 1,221
- Capacity
- 1,300 pupils
- Free school meals
- 26.50% of pupils eligible
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 117499
Schools near The Priory School
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