About Us

We are an oversubscribed 11-18 co-educational Foundation School with 1,250 students on roll. The school is part of the Post 16 Hitchin consortium with nearly 800 students. The school is situated in the greenbelt on a 27-acre site with ample parking. The market town of Hitchin is a highly sought-after destination with excellent local amenities and transport links. Central London and Cambridge are all within 30 minutes’ travel by rail and our nearest airport is 20 minutes by road.

At The Priory School we aim to embed our core values of Responsibility, Respect and Resilience by delivering outstanding learning opportunities and building meaningful relationships with our stakeholders. In our last Ofsted inspection the school was praised for creating ‘an inclusive school where pupils, including students in the 6th form are supported to be successful’. We have created a learning environment that raises students’ aspirations and promotes academic achievement where ‘pupils and students are polite and friendly and engage with adults well’.