Wilbury Junior School
Bedford Road, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 4DU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- AGORA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Ms Chelsea Atkins
- Sponsor
- Agora Learning Partnership
- Constituency
- North East Hertfordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 351
- Pupils on roll
- 228
- URN
- 144903
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01462620410
About this school
Wilbury Junior School is a primary academy in Letchworth Garden City. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 228 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Wilbury Junior 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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- 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 | 71 | 72 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 64% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 8% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 72% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 74% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 76% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
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 Wilbury Junior 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 | 65% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 269 |
| 2023/24 | 263 |
| 2024/25 | 241 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wilbury Junior School compares
Wilbury Junior School ranked 194th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 5.5% | 37.8% | 228 | — |
| Icknield Infant and Nursery School | — | 8.3% | 27.8% | 206 | 0.2 miles |
| St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School | 62% | 3.9% | 3.8% | 221 | 0.8 miles |
| Stonehill School | 68% | 8.2% | 35.8% | 220 | 0.9 miles |
| Hillshott Infant School and Nursery | — | 6.6% | 26.7% | 202 | 0.9 miles |
| Pixmore Junior School | 30% | 5.6% | 31.7% | 231 | 1.0 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)
- 37.76%
- English as an additional language
- 13.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.52%
- Persistent absence
- 17.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Icknield Infant and Nursery School0.2 miles
Primary · Letchworth Garden City
-
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Letchworth Garden City
-
Stonehill School0.9 miles
Primary · Letchworth Garden City
-
Hillshott Infant School and Nursery0.9 miles
Primary · Letchworth
-
Pixmore Junior School1.0 miles
Primary · Letchworth
Other schools in Letchworth Garden City
Wilbury Junior School ranks 5th of the 7 ranked primary schools in Letchworth Garden City.
- Garden City Academy Primary
- Icknield Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Lordship Farm Primary School Primary
- Northfields Infants and Nursery School Primary
- Norton St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School Primary
- St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School Primary
- Stonehill School Primary
- The Grange Academy Primary
- The Highfield School Secondary
- North Herts Education Support Centre Local authority maintained schools
- Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy Academies
- St Christopher School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Wilbury Junior School teach?
- Wilbury Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Letchworth Garden City.
- Who is the headteacher of Wilbury Junior School?
- The headteacher of Wilbury Junior School is Ms Chelsea Atkins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wilbury Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wilbury Junior 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 Wilbury Junior School?
- Wilbury Junior School has 228 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Wilbury Junior School full?
- Wilbury Junior School has capacity for 351 pupils and 228 on roll (65%), so it has space against 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 Wilbury Junior School a faith school?
- No. Wilbury Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wilbury Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Wilbury Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Wilbury Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Wilbury Junior School is part of AGORA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Wilbury Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wilbury Junior School compare with other schools in Hertfordshire?
- Wilbury Junior School ranked 194th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wilbury Junior School's absence rate?
- Wilbury Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wilbury Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wilbury Junior 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 10 July 2026.