Kimpton Primary School, Hitchin

Ofsted's report card from its 20 January 2026 inspection grades Kimpton Primary School on 7 areas: 2 strong standard and 5 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders make regular attendance a priority."

Early years - Strong standard. "Staff organise the Nursery and Reception provision thoughtfully."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Most pupils secure the knowledge and skills they need for the next stage of education."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders understand the quality of the curriculum and teaching across the school."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders identify pupils' needs quickly and accurately when they join the school."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have a clear and precise understanding of the school's context, strengths and areas for development."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "The school's personal development programme is coherent and well sequenced."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders should embed their approaches to checking the impact of their work to improve the curriculum. • Leaders should further support staff to develop their use of assessment to check pupils' understanding and inform their teaching".

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include Lego, art and philosophy.

The school runs a breakfast club.

Coming up: an open day on Monday 1 February 2027, an open day on Monday 1 March 2027 and an open day on Monday 14 June 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils at Kimpton Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 62% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 76% in Hertfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (77% in reading, 63% in maths).

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 11 families put Kimpton Primary School as their first choice and 28 named it as one of their preferences, for 14 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Kimpton Primary School are St Paul's Walden Primary School (1.8 miles, Good, 86% reading, 71% maths); Sauncey Wood Primary School (2.4 miles, Good, 79% reading, 76% maths); Codicote Church of England Primary School (2.5 miles, Outstanding, 76% reading, 78% maths); and Breachwood Green Junior Mixed and Infant School (2.7 miles, Good, 71% reading, 71% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Kimpton Primary School.

40 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Kimpton Primary School (as of April 2026): 100% would recommend the school, 98% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (50%).

3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (82%) and Mixed (8%).

In 2026, 15 pupils (11.3%) received SEN support and 2 (1.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Kimpton Primary School had 9 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Harpenden Rail Station, about 3.4 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Boot PH (opposite), 30 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Kimpton Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 2 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Hertfordshire (138).

In 2024/25, Kimpton Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.