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Admissions

Hertfordshire Local Authority manages the transfer and entry to Hitchin Girls’ School. The school is generally oversubscribed. For details of both regular and in-year admissions, please follow the links and see the information below.

If you require further information contact the Children Schools and Families help and information line on 0300 123 4043.

Secondary Transfers for September 2024

The school participates in the Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) co-ordinated scheme for admissions. All deadlines within this scheme must be adhered to by applicants. HCC will make offers of places on behalf of the school. 

Further information, including the rules for admission, is available at: www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/admissions. On-time applications close on Tuesday 31 October 2023.

A copy of the determined admissions criteria for Hitchin Girls' School for 2024/2025 is available here.

Secondary allocation day is Friday 1 March 2024. If you applied online you will receive an email from HCC on this date. If you applied on paper then you will receive a letter in the post.

Accepting your place: if you are allocated Hitchin Girls’ School and wish to accept your place then you must do this either online or on the paper form provided by Friday 15 March 2024. Responses go directly to HCC and do not come to the school.

Continued interest: if you are not allocated Hitchin Girls’ School and it was ranked higher than the school you have been allocated, then you will automatically be added to the continued interest list.

If you do not want to stay on this list then you must let the HCC Children’s Services Team know immediately.

In-year Admissions

All Local Authorities have a statutory duty to coordinate all in-year admissions (primary and secondary) for all maintained schools and academies. This means that all applications for, and allocations of, in-year places must be made via a child's home Local Authority.

All parents living in Hertfordshire who wish to make an in-year application must apply online to the HCC online appeals system and not by applying directly to schools. A paper application form can be requested from the Children Schools and Families Customer Service Centre, 0300 123 4043.

Appeals

At allocation time, parents wishing to appeal who applied online should log into their online application and click on the link ‘register an appeal’. Those who did not apply online need to contact the Children Schools and Families Customer Service Centre on 0300 123 4043 to request an appeal pack. 

A copy of the Department for Education's Guidance for Parents document regarding admissions appeal panels is available here.

Appeals are to be lodged by 4pm on Thursday 28 March 2024.
Appeals will be heard between 2 May and 17 June 2024 (excluding 27 May - 31 May). 

Appellants (the person who made the appeal) will be sent notification of their appeal hearing at least 10 clear working days in advance of the hearing (unless you have been asked to agree shorter timescales).

Appellants will be sent a copy of the school's case 7 working days in advance of the hearing.

Further information on the appeals process is available here.

Sixth Form Admissions

Information on our Sixth Form, including a copy of our Sixth Form prospectus, is available here. The open event will take place on Tuesday 14 November 2023.

Determined Admissions Arrangements for 2022-23

The Determined Admission Arrangements for 2022-2023 were reviewed and approved by the Board of Trustees on 9 February 2021.

Details of the arrangements are available here: 

Hitchin Girls’ School Determined Admission Rules 2022-23

Determined Admissions Arrangements for 2023-24

The Determined Admission Arrangements for 2023-2024 were reviewed and approved by the Board of Trustees on 19 January 2022.

Details of the arrangements are available here: 

Hitchin Girls’ School Determined Admission Rules 2023-24

Determined Admissions Arrangements for 2024-25

The Determined Admission Arrangements for 2024-25 were reviewed and approved by the Board of Trustees on 13 September 2022.

Details of the arrangements are available here: 

Hitchin Girls' School Determined Admission Rules 2024-25

Determined Admissions Arrangements for 2025-26

The Determined Admission Arrangements for 2024-25 were reviewed and approved by the Board of Trustees on 13 September 2022.

Details of the arrangements are available here: 

Hitchin Girls' School Determined Admission Rules 2025-26