Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy
Primary schoolWilshere-Dacre Junior Academy is a primary school in North Hertfordshire, for pupils aged 7 to 11. It had 234 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, December 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 11 December 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 70% of pupils at Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Hertfordshire and 62% in England.
6% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Hertfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- York Road Nursery SchoolNursery. School remains Outstanding, July 2023230 m
- Hitchin Boys' SchoolSecondary. Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 56.8 (2025/26, provisional)340 m
- Samuel Lucas Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), October 2023. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)500 m
- Oughton Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 2023. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)740 m
- Strathmore Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2023860 m
- The Priory SchoolSecondary. School remains Good, October 2022. Attainment 8 of 46.5 (2025/26, provisional)980 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in North Hertfordshire
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).