Hitchin Boys' School is a secondary academy in Hitchin, United Kingdom with 1,364 pupils, part of Hitchin Boys' School. Ofsted: Report card, 25 November 2025: exceptional in 4 areas, strong standard in 3; safeguarding met. As of 7 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Senior IT Technician (closes 23 November).
Head
Timothy Bennett, Headteacher
Trust or group
Hitchin Boys' School
Type
Academy, Secondary
Pupils
1,364 pupils · 0% girls · 7.6% eligible for free school meals · 10.9% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
243 (17.8%) on SEN support · 39 (2.9%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
SENIOR IT TECHNICIAN37 Hours per week, Mon-Fri, Term Time (38 weeks) + 7 days Grade: H7 points 19-23 (FTE £33,119 - £35,570 pa)Actual Salary £28,646 - £30,766 Hitchin Boys’ School…
Exam results
Year
Attainment 8
Grade 5+ Eng. & maths
2025/26 provisional
56.8
65.2%
2024/25
57.1
66.7%
2023/24
56.3
64.9%
Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26.
Inspections
Report card (25 November 2025)
Inclusion
Exceptional
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Exceptional
Personal development and well-being
Exceptional
Post-16
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Exceptional
Safeguarding
Met
Date
Inspection
Outcome
25 November 2025
Report card
Exceptional in 4 areas, strong standard in 3; safeguarding met
21 September 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
85.8
15.9
–
0
£53,456
2024/25
86.3
15.7
14%
0
£50,493
2023/24
85.3
15.4
10%
0
£46,873
2022/23
83.2
15.7
22%
0
£43,922
2021/22
79.0
16.3
15%
0
£41,403
2020/21
73.8
16.6
12%
0
£40,334
Earlier years (2013/14 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
59.9
19.4
16%
0
£41,226
2018/19
65.6
17.2
24%
0
£38,399
2017/18
62.9
17.3
31%
0
£38,893
2016/17
64.6
16.3
13%
0
£39,183
2015/16
70.9
14.8
18%
0
£37,044
2014/15
68.2
15.2
15%
0
£36,759
2013/14
68.1
15.2
16%
0
£36,471
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
4.5%
0.5%
10.2%
0.7%
2024/25
4.4%
0.5%
9.8%
0.7%
2023/24
4.9%
0.4%
12.4%
0.3%
2022/23
6.0%
0.5%
14.3%
0.8%
2021/22
6.4%
0.6%
17.4%
1.0%
2020/21
3.2%
0.3%
6.6%
0.5%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
4.4%
0.4%
8.7%
0.3%
2017/18
4.3%
0.4%
9.8%
0.2%
2016/17
3.9%
0.5%
7.0%
0.5%
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Hiring history
5 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 5 support. Most often advertised: Finance Assistant (2), Science Technician (2), Sports Coach and PE Assistant. Last advertised September 2026.
Counted from the job services and school websites EduAtlas reads; a school may also advertise elsewhere.
Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.