Hitchin Boys' School
Contact details for the school

School Name: Hitchin Boys' School
Address: Grammar School Walk
Town/City: Hitchin
County: Hertfordshire
Postcode: SG5 1JB
Telephone Number: 01462 432181
Website:

Type of school

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-18)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2013
Trust: Hitchin Boys' School

Staff and pupils

Headteacher: Mr Timothy Bennett
Capacity: 1400
Gender: Boys

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 1364
Enrollment: 97% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 8.8%

Location and administration

URN: 139154
DfE Number: 919/4008
UKPRN: 10039989
UPRN: 100081256237
Region: East of England (E12000006)
District: North Hertfordshire (E07000099)
Constituency: Hitchin (E14001289)
Electoral Ward: Hitchin Priory (E05015765)

Easting & Northing: 518406E, 229474N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 57' 6.47" N 0° 16' 42.07" W
Plus Code: 9C3XXP2C+PM

External links

DfE Record: View record

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Nearby schools
  1. Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy (0.3km)
  2. York Road Nursery School (0.4km)
  3. Samuel Lucas Primary School (0.6km)
  4. Hitchin Girls' School (0.7km)
  5. Highbury Infant School and Nursery (0.7km)
  6. St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin (0.9km)
  7. Oughton Primary and Nursery School (1.0km)
  8. Strathmore Infant and Nursery School (1.1km)
  9. The Priory School (1.3km)
  10. Whitehill Junior School (1.4km)
Associated schools

Predecessor school†

† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged.
Governors

  • Mr Philip Robert Addison - Trustee. Appointed on 22 April 2026 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 7 February 2029.
  • Mr Timothy Edward Bennett - Accounting Officer. Appointed on 1 January 2024.
  • Mr Neil Broughton - Trustee. Appointed on 22 April 2026 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 2 March 2028.
  • Mr Richard Leslie Bull - Trustee. Appointed on 22 April 2026 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 14 April 2028.
  • Mrs Alison Claire Burrows - Trustee. Appointed on 28 February 2024 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 27 February 2028.
  • Mr Paul Jeffrey Chapman - Member. Appointed on 24 June 2024 (Appointed by academy members).
  • Dr Helen Corkill - Trustee. Appointed on 22 April 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 22 September 2026.
  • Dr Helen Mary Corkill - Member. Appointed on 25 September 2026 (Appointed by academy members).
  • Mr Andrew Gilbert - Chief Financial Officer. Appointed on 1 March 2026. Term runs until 31 August 2026.
  • Mr Andrew Peter Gilbert - Member. Appointed on 25 September 2026 (Appointed by academy members).
  • Mr Mohamed Afzal Haniffa - Member. Appointed on 27 April 2026 (Appointed by academy members).
  • Mrs Kirsty Jane Harvey - Member. Appointed on 15 July 2025 (Appointed by academy members).
  • Mrs Bridget Lauren Hradsky - Trustee. Appointed on 29 September 2025 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 28 September 2029.
  • Mrs Deborah Susan Ivory-Webb - Chief Financial Officer. Appointed on 1 January 2014. Term runs until 28 February 2026.
  • Mrs Hazel Margaret Jones - Trustee. Appointed on 22 April 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 28 September 2029.
  • Mrs Stephanie Blanche Kiernan - Member. Appointed on 20 November 2020 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 3 December 2025.
  • Mr Philip Laws - Trustee. Appointed on 22 April 2026 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 24 September 2026.
  • Mrs Susanna Katherine Leigh - Chief Financial Officer. Appointed on 1 September 2026.
  • Mr Chi-Li Leung - Trustee. Appointed on 22 April 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 20 January 2030.
  • Mr Steven Lawrence Marlow - Trustee. Appointed on 22 April 2026 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 2 March 2028.
  • Mr Michael Page - Member. Appointed on 20 November 2020 (Appointed by academy members).
  • Mrs Clare Elizabeth Pearce - Trustee. Appointed on 28 February 2024 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 21 April 2026.
  • Mr Christopher Charles Schanschieff - Trustee. Appointed on 11 May 2026 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 10 May 2030.
  • Mrs Joanne Louise Shale - Member. Appointed on 27 September 2018 (Appointed by academy members).
  • Mr Bhagwant Singh - Trustee. Appointed on 22 April 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 5 March 2027.
  • Ms Marcelle Louise Stewart - Chair of Trustees. Appointed on 22 April 2026 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 30 September 2028.
  • Mr Michael Patrick Taylor - Trustee. Appointed on 22 April 2026 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 13 January 2029.
  • Mr Richard Arthur Thake - Trustee. Appointed on 22 April 2026 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 5 February 2029.
  • Mrs Sarah Jane Tooley - Trustee. Appointed on 29 September 2025 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 28 September 2029.
  • Mr John Simon Turney - Trustee. Appointed on 22 April 2026 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 13 January 2029.
  • Mrs Johanna Charlotte Weston - Trustee. Appointed on 1 January 2021 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 31 December 2025.
  • Mrs Vicki Lynda Whent - Trustee. Appointed on 22 April 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 12 December 2026.
  • Mr Kris Paul Whitmore - Trustee. Appointed on 22 April 2026 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 2 March 2028.