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School · PrimaryiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Governor records: Get Information about Schools, as at 25 October 2026.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

Roecroft Lower School

Community primary school in Hitchin (Central Bedfordshire).

KS2 RWM expected
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not published
Reading expected
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not published
Maths expected
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not published
Writing expected
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not published
Attendance rate
95.7%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
19.4
▼ 1.3 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
12.5%
▼ 12pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
80%
359 / 450 pupils
register figure (GIAS)

Location

iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).

About

Roecroft Lower School has been educating the children of Stotfold for over two hundred years. H.O. Roe endowed the first school for the children of Stotfold in 1808. This building, Number 97, Church Road, housed the Master and the schoolroom. A new schoolroom was built in 1870, and this was able to accommodate 100 children and two teachers.

Two further classrooms were added in 1891. This building is now The Roecroft Centre and is used as a community facility. The school had no playing field, no kitchen, no dining area, no hall, no staffroom, no electricity, mains water, or sewage, so earth closets only, until well into the twentieth century, as modern facilities gradually came to Stotfold.

Until the 1970s, there was one front door only, no fire exit.

In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Enrichment

10 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Archery
  • Badminton
  • Gardening
  • Gymnastics
  • Music
  • Tennis
  • Yoga
  • Times Tables Rock Stars
  • Oxford Reading Tree
  • Read Write Inc (RWI)

Awards

2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Eco SchoolsEnvironment
  • Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing

Key facts

URN
109484
Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Ages
5 to 9
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Hitchin
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Governing body (2 current, 2 former)

Maintained school governing body.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Doctor Arlene HuiChair of GovernorsAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Stephen WoodGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Imogen Weekes FormerGovernorElected by parentssince 2022 · term ended 2026
Mrs Susannah Parry FormerGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · term ended 2026

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record