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EnglandEast of EnglandNorth HertfordshireSG5 1NSWilshere-Dacre Junior Academy
Primary

Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy

Primary

North Hertfordshire · Hitchin · SG5 1NS www.wilshere.herts.sch.uk/

Pupils
263
cap. 230
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
70%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
263
Pupils · 2024/25
18%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
70%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
263
Pupils · 2024/25
18%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 15/01/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityHertfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.9:1
Admissions
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy · Primary · Hertfordshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
70%
+3pp
73%70%67%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 70%
RWM higher standard
6%
+3pp
17%10%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
80%
Reading higher standard
45%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
79%
Maths higher standard
27%
Science expected standard
83%
SPAG expected standard
85%
SPAG higher standard
49%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
109.0

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
263
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
18%
FSM eligible
15%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Fishponds Road, Hitchin, SG5 1NS
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
2024/2570%6%80%45%75%10%79%27%83%85%108.0105.0109.021%263
2023/2467%3%82%34%80%8%75%18%87%89%107.0104.0109.020%267
2022/2368%12%83%42%72%17%77%22%82%77%107.0105.0106.0-0.70-1.50-2.0020%257
2018/1968%15%73%27%83%37%78%23%95%70%105.0106.0105.0-2.00+0.00-2.4018%256
2017/1873%17%85%44%83%33%83%28%81%80%107.0105.0108.0+0.40-0.70-0.8018%273
2016/1757%19%70%25%81%28%75%21%91%72%103.0104.0104.0-3.20-0.40-2.6015%250

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
2024/2526326.621%18%15%5%11%
2023/2426722.320%18%16%5%15%
2022/2325722.720%20%16%5%11%
2021/2225324.622%15%19%6%10%
2020/2126624.024%15%20%
2018/1925621.218%21%20%4%8%
2017/1827319.918%21%20%4%5%
2016/1725021.215%21%23%4%7%

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