Hitchin Boys' School
Academy converter secondary school in Hitchin (Hertfordshire).
Attainment 8
56.8
▲ 10.6 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
65.2%
▲ 19pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
95.6%
▲ 4pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
16.3
▼ 0.4 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
7.6%
▼ 20pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
13.9%
▼ 0.3pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
97%
1,364 / 1,400 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Report card
inspected Nov 2025
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
For almost four centuries, Hitchin Boys School has provided boys with exceptional educational opportunities, focusing on preparing young men for lives of leadership, purpose, and service. Here, academic excellence and achievement are certainly important, but we particularly pride oursel...
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
11 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Badminton
- Basketball
- Cricket
- Drama
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Rugby
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
- Times Tables Rock Stars
Key facts
- URN
- 139154
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Boys
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Hitchin
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2013
Governing body (26 current, 7 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.24 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Helen Mary Corkill Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 |
| Mr Andrew Peter Gilbert | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 |
| Mrs Susanna Katherine Leigh Confirmed same person | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2026 | |
| Mr Christopher Charles Schanschieff Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Mohamed Afzal Haniffa | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 |
| Mr Philip Robert Addison Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mr Richard Arthur Thake Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mr Michael Patrick Taylor Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mr John Simon Turney Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mr Bhagwant Singh | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Steven Lawrence Marlow Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2028 |
| Mr Neil Broughton Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2028 |
| Mr Kris Paul Whitmore Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Hazel Margaret Jones Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Vicki Lynda Whent Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Richard Leslie Bull Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2028 |
| Ms Marcelle Louise Stewart Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2028 |
| Mr Chi-Li Leung Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Sarah Jane Tooley Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Bridget Lauren Hradsky Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Kirsty Jane Harvey | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 |
| Mr Paul Jeffrey Chapman | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 |
| Mrs Alison Claire Burrows Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Timothy Edward Bennett Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2024 | |
| Mr Michael Page | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2020 |
| Mrs Joanne Louise Shale | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2018 |
| Mr Philip Laws Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Dr Helen Corkill Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Andrew Gilbert Former | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2026 · term ended 2026 | |
| Mrs Clare Elizabeth Pearce Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Johanna Charlotte Weston Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs Stephanie Blanche Kiernan Former | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2020 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs Deborah Susan Ivory-Webb Confirmed same person Former | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2014 · 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