Breachwood Green Junior Mixed and Infant School, Hitchin
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This school creates a genuinely caring family atmosphere where every child is valued as an individual. Pupils are encouraged to take on responsibilities, support each other, and participate in a wide range of clubs and activities. The school's strong focus on wellbeing, combined with excellent attendance and behaviour, means children come to school happy and ready to learn.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional personal development - the school places individual pupils at the centre, creating a caring culture where children feel confident, supported, and valued
- Very effective pastoral support with a wide range of clubs and activities that all pupils are encouraged to join
- Excellent behaviour and attendance - pupils arrive calmly, settle quickly, and interact happily together
- Strong safeguarding culture where leaders, staff and governors work together to keep pupils safe
- Inclusive approach to supporting pupils with additional needs, using targeted funding and specialist services effectively
Areas for Improvement
- Early years teaching interactions and assessment are not yet fully effective - staff need to better adjust the curriculum to meet children's individual needs
- Phonics teaching, while effective overall, could be more consistent to reduce the need for additional reading support
- Some early years children are not yet secure in letter writing, vocabulary development, and phonics to support early reading
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met with an open and positive culture where leaders fulfil their responsibilities, concerns are actively identified and managed, and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Wide range of clubs and additional activities, school council, monitor and helper roles, lunchtime clubs run by pupils
Breachwood Green Junior Mixed and Infant School is a caring community where pupils thrive personally and socially, with effective safeguarding and strong pastoral support. However, early years teaching needs to become more consistent, particularly in phonics, writing, and vocabulary development.
At a Glance
16.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 78% to 71%. Maths has improved from 61% to 71%. Writing has improved from 44% to 57%.
Class Sizes
19.0
Avg class size
13.5
Infant (KS1)
30.0
KS2
3
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
80%
Available places
84 pupils
105 capacity
21 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Hitchin
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Hitchin
Admissions Demand - Hertfordshire
Places available
14,951
Applications
12,834
Got 1st preference
88.0%
Got preferred school
98.2%
Primary admissions across Hertfordshire (2025/26)
Inspection History(108)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
3.57624%
Overall absence
2.8169%
Persistent absence
71
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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