William Ransom Primary School
Community primary school in Hitchin (Hertfordshire).
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Nearby schools
nearest first24 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin, 0.3 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, HitchinVoluntary aided | 0.3 mi | Primary | 234 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 4 |
| Mary Exton Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.3 mi | Primary | 146 | Good, 2022 |
| Hitchin Girls' SchoolAcademy converter | 0.5 mi | Secondary | 1,357 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Outstanding |
| Whitehill Junior SchoolCommunity | 0.5 mi | Primary | 241 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2017) |
| Highbury Infant School and NurseryCommunity | 0.6 mi | Primary | 195 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (Jun 2013) |
| Kingshott SchoolOther independent | 0.6 mi | Independent | 403 | - |
| Purwell Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.7 mi | Primary | 129 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Highover Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.7 mi | Primary | 433 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Hitchin Boys' SchoolAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Secondary | 1,364 | Report card, 2025Exceptional in 4 areas, Strong standard in 3 |
| York Road Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 1.0 mi | Nursery | 108 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Outstanding (Nov 2013) |
| Wilshere-Dacre Junior AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.0 mi | Primary | 234 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2019) |
| St Ippolyts Church of England Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.2 mi | Primary | 161 | Good, 2023 |
| Samuel Lucas Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.2 mi | Primary | 416 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Strathmore Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity | 1.3 mi | Primary | 198 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2014) |
| Wymondley Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolCommunity | 1.3 mi | Primary | 94 | Good, 2023 |
| Our Lady Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 173 | Good, 2022 |
| The Priory SchoolFoundation | 1.5 mi | Secondary | 1,221 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2022Last graded Good (Mar 2013) |
| Oughton Primary and Nursery SchoolCommunity | 1.5 mi | Primary | 195 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2017) |
| North Herts Education Support CentrePupil referral unit | 1.6 mi | Alternative provision | 4 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements |
| The Highfield SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Secondary | 937 | Good, 2023This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 221 | Good, 2023 |
| Lordship Farm Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.9 mi | Primary | 447 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 2 |
| Ickleford Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 1.9 mi | Primary | 213 | Ungraded inspection, May 2022Last graded Good (May 2013) |
| St Christopher SchoolOther independent | 2.0 mi | Independent | 492 | - |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 10% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 10 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 15
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