Wheatcroft Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Hertford, Hertfordshire
Wheatcroft Primary School is a primary school in Hertford, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 7 November 2023. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Stanstead Road, Hertford, SG13 7HQ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 319 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 7 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy to come to school and attend regularly.”
- “Pupils who join the school at different points in the year receive a warm welcome.”
- “Children in the early years, and pupils who are new to the school, settle quickly into the routines of learning.”
To improve
- “They express a desire for the school to expand its extracurricular clubs.”
- “However, some subject leaders lack adequate training and opportunities to effectively assess pupils’ achievements in their respective leadership areas.”
- “Older pupils would like to have the opportunity to take library books home to read.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 December 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 51% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 31 first-preference applications, 32 offers in total, 31 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2015 to 2026, as Hertfordshire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.
- Abel Smith School 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Catherine's Church of England Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hertford Heath Primary and Nursery School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Mill Mead Primary Academy 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bengeo Primary School 1.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Morgans Primary School & Nursery 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Christ Church CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published