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Wymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School, Hitchin

Good
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 4–11

Wymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Hitchin. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in September 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 4th-highest of the 22 schools in Hitchin with published results, and 3,012th of 14,452 across England. It was 96% full in 2025.

SATs results
Above England average
Ofsted
Good (2023)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
Below England average
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Hertfordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 27 Oct 2026

Wymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School in detail

Wymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School in its own words

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care, from £5.75 per session.

Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 86% of Year 6 pupils at Wymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School reached the expected standard in reading and 86% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 76% in Hertfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 76% in reading and 76% in maths in 2024.

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

Getting a place at Wymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School

For September 2026 entry, 8 families put Wymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School as their first choice and 24 named it as one of their preferences, for 9 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Wymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Wymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School are St Ippolyts Church of England Aided Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 81% reading, 84% maths); Mary Exton Primary School (1 mile, Good, 80% reading, 67% maths); Graveley Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 75% reading, 50% maths); and William Ransom Primary School (1.3 miles, Outstanding, 87% reading, 85% maths).

Wymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

St Ippolyts Church of England Aided Primary SchoolMary Exton Primary SchoolGraveley Primary SchoolWilliam Ransom Primary School

What parents say

18 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Wymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School (as of September 2025): 100% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that the school has high expectations for their child (94%).

Who goes there

In 2026, 6 pupils (6.4%) received SEN support and 6 (6.4%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

Staffing

Wymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School had 7 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Hitchin Rail Station, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wymondley School (outside), 50 metres away.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 7 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Hertfordshire (138).

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Wymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School issued 10 suspensions, 9.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Wymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School are The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School (1.5 miles) and Hitchin Girls' School (1.6 miles).

The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic SchoolHitchin Girls' School

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Alison Chadwick
Pupils:94
LA:Hertfordshire
Phone:01438354583
Address:Siccut Road, Little Wymondley, Hitchin, SG4 7HN
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 26 September 2023View full report
URN:117177
UKPRN:10076919
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Hitchin
Urban/Rural:Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its September 2023 inspection.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.

At a Glance

20.2%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

18 responses
Would recommend100%
Child is happy100%
Child does well100%
High expectations94%
Feels safe100%
Well behaved100%
Bullying dealt with (of parents with a view)100%
Kept informed100%
Handles concerns (of parents who raised one)100%
Wider development100%

Source: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+10ppMaths+10ppWriting+10pp

Reading has improved from 76% to 86% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 76% to 86% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 76% to 86% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

23.5

Avg class size

21.0

Infant (KS1)

26.0

KS2

4

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Term dates

Wymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Hertfordshire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.

2026 to 2027

  • Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
  • Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
  • Summer term: Monday 12 April to Thursday 22 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)

2027 to 2028

  • Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
  • Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
  • Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Monday 24 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)

Source: Hertfordshire term dates

Getting There

Bus Stops

Wymondley School (o/s)
45m · 1 min walk
Grimstone Road (SE-bound)
139m · 2 min walk
Stevenage Road (N-bound)
145m · 2 min walk
Priory View (adj)
171m · 3 min walk
Siccut Road (nr)
215m · 3 min walk

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
2
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Children hurt
0

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight.

No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.

1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Hertfordshire is 9 (the median across 590 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

96%

Near capacity

101 pupils

105 places

4 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Hitchin

Low pressure
New homes approved:1,255
Projected new pupils:314

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Hitchin

Across Hertfordshire council

Low demand council-wide0.85 applications per place

Places available

14,776

Applications

12,543

Got 1st preference

89.1%

Got preferred school

98.4%

All primary applications across Hertfordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

Inspection History(7)

26 September 2023
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
10 May 2017
29 November 2012
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

6

SEN Support

6

EHC Plans

12.8%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication5
Social, Emotional & Mental Health4
Specific Learning Difficulty2
Autistic Spectrum Disorder1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
71.3%
Asian
6.4%
Black
2.2%
Mixed
11.7%
Other
4.3%
Unclassified
1.1%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals20.2%
English as Additional Language13.8%

94

Total Pupils

59

Boys

35

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

7

Teachers

13.4:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£49,135

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,470

Per pupil

£752k

Total funding

£33k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£43,544
EAL funding£5,117
Lump sum£172,300

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

6.3%

Overall absence

17.6%

Persistent absence

102

Enrolments

Authorised5.1%
Unauthorised1.2%
Persistent (10%+)17.6%
Severe (50%+)2.9%

Absence trend

4.8%
18/19
2.0%
20/21
6.0%
21/22
5.6%
22/23
6.2%
23/24
6.3%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Wymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School

What are SATs results like at Wymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School?

Of the pupils at Wymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 86% reached the expected standard in reading and 86% did so in maths.

What is Wymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Wymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in September 2023.

What is the catchment area for Wymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School?

No fixed boundary. When Wymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School is oversubscribed, Hertfordshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Wymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School?

Wymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School was close to full in 2025, at 96% of its capacity.

How big are the classes at Wymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School?

Classes at Wymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School average 23.5 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Wymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School?

Wymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School has around 94 pupils on roll. 20% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Wymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School?

6.3% of sessions were missed at Wymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School in 2024/25. 17.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Wymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School?

Apply through Hertfordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Wymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

What are Wymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School's term dates?

Wymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Hertfordshire. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Thursday 22 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Monday 24 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).

How many road collisions happen near Wymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Hertfordshire is 9 (the median across 590 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Wymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School?

Wymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School is at Siccut Road, Little Wymondley, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG4 7HN.

Sources: Hertfordshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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