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| Hitchin Girls' School | |
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Highbury Road , , SG4 9RS | |
| Coordinates | 51°56′52″N 0°16′10″W / 51.9479°N 0.2694°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Established | July 1889 |
| Founder | John Mattock |
| Specialist | Science College |
| Department for Education URN | 137288 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Chair | N. Job |
| Head teacher | J. Crowther |
| Staff | 75 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1079 |
| Houses | Austen Bronte Curie Frank Jewel Pankhurst Rosa Teresa |
| Colour(s) | Navy blue and gold |
| Website | https://www.hgs.herts.sch.uk |
Hitchin Girls' School (HGS) is a secondary school with academy status in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England. The school has 1079 students and is in a consortium for sixth form teaching with Hitchin Boys' School and The Priory School. It gained academy status in 2011. Its Main Block is the highest building in Hitchin, and upon inspection in 2013 it was given the "outstanding" rating by Ofsted. There are 80 teachers and 1100 students currently on roll.