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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](http://www.hgs.herts.sch.uk/)
- **Register number:** URN 137288 ([register entry](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/137288))

## Vacancies (1)

- [Student Support Services Team Member](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/1g11q891bdh-student-support-services-team-member) · Salary £28,513 to £30,515 a year · Closes 19 Nov · Part time · Pastoral 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

| Year | Attainment 8 | Grade 5+ Eng. & maths |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2025/26 provisional | 61.8 | 74.5% |
| 2024/25 | 57.8 | 68.8% |
| 2023/24 | 57.8 | 65.7% |

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

| Year | Teachers | Pupils per teacher | Leavers | Vacancies | Average pay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025/26 | 83.2 | 16.3 | – | 0 | £52,467 |
| 2024/25 | 81.3 | 16.7 | 15% | 0 | £50,157 |
| 2023/24 | 80.6 | 16.8 | 10% | 0 | £47,101 |
| 2022/23 | 81.0 | 16.9 | 12% | 0 | £42,029 |
| 2021/22 | 75.8 | 17.4 | 15% | 0 | £43,087 |
| 2020/21 | 70.0 | 17.8 | 10% | 0 | £43,000 |

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 | 6.1% | 1.4% | 14.7% | 2.7% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 1.6% | 13.8% | 2.4% |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 1.3% | 18.7% | 3.2% |
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 1.2% | 19.1% | 2.4% |
| 2021/22 | 6.7% | 1.1% | 17.3% | 1.5% |
| 2020/21 | 3.5% | 0.8% | 7.1% | 0.7% |

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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