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Wheatcroft Primary School

Primary

East Hertfordshire · Hertford · SG13 7HQ www.wheatcroft.herts.sch.uk

Pupils
300
cap. 315
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
51%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
300
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
51%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
300
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 07/11/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityHertfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Wheatcroft Primary School · Primary · Hertfordshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
51%
-22pp
73%62%51%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 51%
RWM higher standard
9%
+9pp
11%6%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
83%
Reading higher standard
34%
Writing expected standard
63%
Writing higher standard
9%
Maths expected standard
77%
Maths higher standard
31%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
86%
SPAG higher standard
26%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
300
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
11%
FSM eligible
15%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Stanstead Road, Hertford, SG13 7HQ
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2551%9%83%34%63%9%77%31%86%86%107.0106.0107.015%300
2023/2473%0%89%27%76%2%89%33%91%89%107.0107.0107.015%315
2022/2352%9%76%41%59%11%65%13%80%70%106.0103.0104.0+0.10-2.50-1.7015%329
2018/1970%11%85%32%83%19%85%26%91%89%106.0106.0107.0-0.80-1.60-1.208%335
2017/1858%2%73%27%73%18%60%20%78%71%105.0102.0103.0-1.30-2.00-2.8010%346
2016/1762%7%80%38%82%16%69%24%89%82%106.0104.0107.0+0.40-0.60-1.8010%362

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2530021.215%11%15%4%8%
2023/2431521.415%10%13%5%11%
2022/2332921.215%11%12%6%14%
2021/2232020.314%8%11%6%12%
2020/2133318.215%9%11%
2018/1933520.08%7%11%3%6%
2017/1834621.110%6%10%3%6%
2016/1736218.810%5%11%3%3%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.