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Hitchin Girls' School

Hitchin Girls' School is a secondary academy in Hitchin, United Kingdom with 1,357 pupils, part of Hitchin Girls' School. As of 7 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Student Support Services Team Member (closes 19 November).

Head
James Crowther, Headteacher
Trust or group
Hitchin Girls' School
Type
Academy, Secondary
Pupils
1,357 pupils · 100% girls · 6.9% eligible for free school meals · 16.2% with English as an additional language
DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
142 (10.5%) on SEN support · 28 (2.1%) with an education, health and care plan
DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Location
Hitchin, SG4 9RS, United Kingdom
Telephone
01462621300
Website
hgs.herts.sch.uk
Register number
URN 137288 (register entry)

Vacancies (1)

Student Support Services Team Member

Salary £28,513 to £30,515 a yearCloses 19 Nov

Part timePastoral and welfare

Hitchin Girls’ School is a high performing school, graded Outstanding in all areas by Ofsted, where we provide an exceptional experience for all of our students. We have high…

Exam results

YearAttainment 8Grade 5+ Eng. & maths
2025/26 provisional61.874.5%
2024/2557.868.8%
2023/2457.865.7%

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.

Staff

YearTeachersPupils per teacherLeaversVacanciesAverage pay
2025/2683.216.3–0£52,467
2024/2581.316.715%0£50,157
2023/2480.616.810%0£47,101
2022/2381.016.912%0£42,029
2021/2275.817.415%0£43,087
2020/2170.017.810%0£43,000
Earlier years (2011/12 to 2019/20)
YearTeachersPupils per teacherLeaversVacanciesAverage pay
2019/2068.617.35%0£42,244
2018/1967.817.013%0£41,452
2017/1864.917.17%0£40,594
2016/1770.715.419%0£39,575
2015/1670.815.418%0£39,420
2014/1571.315.111%0£38,432
2013/1468.315.78%0£37,615
2012/1369.115.415%0£37,122
2011/1269.715.317%0£38,410

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

YearSessions missedUnauthorisedPersistently absentSeverely absent
2025/266.1%1.4%14.7%2.7%
2024/256.7%1.6%13.8%2.4%
2023/247.4%1.3%18.7%3.2%
2022/237.5%1.2%19.1%2.4%
2021/226.7%1.1%17.3%1.5%
2020/213.5%0.8%7.1%0.7%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
YearSessions missedUnauthorisedPersistently absentSeverely absent
2018/194.5%0.4%8.6%0.8%
2017/184.4%0.4%10.3%0.2%
2016/174.3%0.5%8.6%0.4%

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

9 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 4 teaching, 5 support. Most often advertised: Attendance Officer, Curriculum Officer, Deputy Student Support Services Manager. Last advertised October 2026.

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Sources

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.

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