Wheatcroft Primary School
Stanstead Road, Hertford, SG13 7HQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Debbie Miller
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hertford and Stortford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 319
- URN
- 117328
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01992587899
About this school
Wheatcroft Primary School is a community primary school in Hertford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 319 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Wheatcroft Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 46 | 45 | 35 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 73% | 51% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 0% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 89% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 89% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 89% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Wheatcroft Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hertfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 51% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 329 |
| 2023/24 | 315 |
| 2024/25 | 300 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wheatcroft Primary School compares
Wheatcroft Primary School ranked 269th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51% | 4.2% | 15.5% | 319 | — |
| Abel Smith School | 55% | 4.4% | 15.9% | 226 | 0.8 miles |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | 68% | 4.1% | 8.8% | 202 | 1.1 miles |
| St Catherine's Church of England Primary School | 56% | 4.5% | 13.4% | 415 | 1.1 miles |
| Hertford Heath Primary and Nursery School | 36% | 6.8% | 18.6% | 207 | 1.1 miles |
| Mill Mead Primary Academy | — | — | — | 216 | 1.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.47%
- English as an additional language
- 11%
- Overall absence
- 4.23%
- Persistent absence
- 7.66%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Abel Smith School0.8 miles
Primary · Hertford
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Ware
-
St Catherine's Church of England Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Ware
-
Hertford Heath Primary and Nursery School1.1 miles
Primary · Hertford
-
Mill Mead Primary Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Hertford
Other schools in Hertford
Wheatcroft Primary School ranks 8th of the 12 ranked primary schools in Hertford.
- Abel Smith School Primary
- Bayford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Bengeo Primary School Primary
- Hertford Heath Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Hertford St Andrew CofE Primary School Primary
- Hertingfordbury Cowper Primary School Primary
- Hollybush Primary School Primary
- Mill Mead Primary Academy Primary
- Morgans Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Ponsbourne St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Hertford) Primary
- Stapleford Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Wheatcroft Primary School teach?
- Wheatcroft Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Hertford.
- Who is the headteacher of Wheatcroft Primary School?
- The headteacher of Wheatcroft Primary School is Mrs Debbie Miller, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wheatcroft Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wheatcroft Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Wheatcroft Primary School?
- Wheatcroft Primary School has 319 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Wheatcroft Primary School full?
- Wheatcroft Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 319 on roll (101%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Wheatcroft Primary School a faith school?
- No. Wheatcroft Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wheatcroft Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Wheatcroft Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Wheatcroft Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 51% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wheatcroft Primary School compare with other schools in Hertfordshire?
- Wheatcroft Primary School ranked 269th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wheatcroft Primary School's absence rate?
- Wheatcroft Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wheatcroft Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wheatcroft Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.