Samuel Lucas Primary School
Community primary school in Hitchin (Hertfordshire).
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Nearby schools
nearest first18 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy, 0.3 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilshere-Dacre Junior AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.3 mi | Primary | 234 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2019) |
| Hitchin Boys' SchoolAcademy converter | 0.4 mi | Secondary | 1,364 | Report card, 2025Exceptional in 4 areas, Strong standard in 3 |
| Oughton Primary and Nursery SchoolCommunity | 0.4 mi | Primary | 195 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2017) |
| York Road Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 0.5 mi | Nursery | 108 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Outstanding (Nov 2013) |
| Highbury Infant School and NurseryCommunity | 0.7 mi | Primary | 195 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (Jun 2013) |
| Hitchin Girls' SchoolAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Secondary | 1,357 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Outstanding |
| Strathmore Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity | 0.8 mi | Primary | 198 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2014) |
| The Priory SchoolFoundation | 0.8 mi | Secondary | 1,221 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2022Last graded Good (Mar 2013) |
| St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, HitchinVoluntary aided | 1.0 mi | Primary | 234 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 4 |
| Our Lady Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Primary | 173 | Good, 2022 |
| Whitehill Junior SchoolCommunity | 1.0 mi | Primary | 241 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2017) |
| William Ransom Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.2 mi | Primary | 419 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Good |
| Kingshott SchoolOther independent | 1.5 mi | Independent | 403 | - |
| Highover Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.5 mi | Primary | 433 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Mary Exton Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.6 mi | Primary | 146 | Good, 2022 |
| Ickleford Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 1.6 mi | Primary | 213 | Ungraded inspection, May 2022Last graded Good (May 2013) |
| Purwell Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.7 mi | Primary | 129 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| St Ippolyts Church of England Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.8 mi | Primary | 161 | Good, 2023 |
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 20% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 9 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
- 45
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