Community school · Hertfordshire

Wheatcroft Primary School

3–11Ages
319Pupils
PrimaryPhase
117328URN

Stanstead Road, Hertford, SG13 7HQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.7 below Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

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59 applications for 32 places · 276th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

51%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 7 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Hertfordshire median (2.6) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

59 applications · 32 places offered · 31 named it first

2026 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 1.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Hertfordshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	32	59	1.8	31	0.97
Sep 2025	45	82	1.8	32	0.71
Sep 2024	28	65	2.3	26	0.93
Sep 2023	45	100	2.2	46	1.02
Sep 2022	44	76	1.7	32	0.73
Sep 2021	43	110	2.6	43	1.00
Sep 2020	45	93	2.1	44	0.98
Sep 2019	45	92	2.0	38	0.84
Sep 2018	38	89	2.3	36	0.95
Sep 2017	45	96	2.1	50	1.11
Sep 2016	45	111	2.5	49	1.09
Sep 2015	45	115	2.6	56	1.24
Sep 2014	45	93	2.1	49	1.09

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 63% · Maths 77% → all three 51% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard51%265th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard31%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

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Hertfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	51%	9%	107	106
2023/24	73%	0%	107	107
2022/23	52%	9%	106	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Wheatcroft Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.8applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Abel Smith School
1.3 km · Hertfordshire

Outstanding2024

6.1applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
1.8 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Catherine's Church of England Primary School
1.8 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Hertford Heath Primary and Nursery School
1.8 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Mill Mead Primary Academy
2.0 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2025

4.4applications per place
Bengeo Primary School
2.1 km · Hertfordshire

Outstanding2023

2.3applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Morgans Primary School & Nursery
2.1 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

2.3applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Christ Church CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery
2.3 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place 54%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 117328 · 919/2414
Capacity: 315 pupils · 319 on roll
Free school meals: 14.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Stanstead Road, Hertford, SG13 7HQ
Local authority: Hertfordshire · East Hertfordshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources