Highbury Infant School and Nursery
Community primary school in Hitchin (Hertfordshire).
Ofsted
Ungraded inspection
inspected Nov 2022
Early years (EYFS)
-
not published
Attendance rate
96.1%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
18.6
▼ 2.1 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
8.7%
▼ 16pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
SEN support
11.3%
▼ 4pp England 2025/26: 15.4%
2025/26
Capacity
81%
195 / 240 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Teacher turnover
28.2%
▲ 14pp England 2024/25: 14.5% (primary schools)
2024/25
Enrichment found on the school website
8Clubs and activitiesfound on the website
2Programmesteaching and wellbeing approaches
1Awards and marksnamed by the school
By areaiFound on the school website by WhatSchool, March 2026. Not verified; the school website is the authority. Counts show what a website mentions, not how much a school offers.
- 4 Sports and active
- 1 STEM and digital
- 1 Creative arts
- 1 Music and performance
- 3 Life skills and outdoor
Clubs, activities and programmes
10 listediActivities are as listed on the school website. Programme descriptions are Governance Register summaries; where none is given, WhatSchool's category is shown. Found on the school website by WhatSchool, March 2026. Not verified; the school website is the authority.Scroll sideways for more
| Activity | Type | Area | About |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooking | Club | Life skills and outdoor | - |
| Dance | Club | Sports and active | - |
| Drama | Club | Music and performance | - |
| Football | Club | Sports and active | - |
| Mindfulness | Club | Life skills and outdoor | - |
| Multi-Sports | Club | Sports and active | - |
| Textiles | Club | Creative arts | - |
| Yoga | Club | Sports and active | - |
| White Rose Maths | Programme | STEM and digital | Maths schemes of work and resources. |
| Forest School | Programme | Life skills and outdoor | Regular outdoor learning sessions in a woodland or natural setting. |
Guides for parents
All guides- Forest School: what it is and how to check a schoolWhat Forest School means, how it differs from outdoor learning, and what to ask.
- School uniform: costs, rules and helpThe new limit on branded items from September 2026, what schools must do, and where to get help.