Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy

HertfordshireAcademy sponsor led

Fishponds Road, Hitchin, SG5 1NS

Headteacher: Mrs Sarah SmithSchool website ↗Pupils: 263 (capacity: 230)Part of REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
70%
Reading, Writing & Maths

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
70.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
6.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 80%·Writing 75%·Maths 79%All three 70%
Reading
Expected80%
Exceeding45%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected75%
Exceeding10%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected79%
Exceeding27%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
20.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
24.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
15.0%
Boys and girls
55%girls·45%boys
145 girls, 118 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 73% (2017/18), currently 70%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1652.0%5.0%-1.2+5.9-2.0
2016/1757.0%19.0%-3.2-0.4-2.6
2017/1873.0%17.0%+0.4-0.7-0.8
2018/1968.0%15.0%-2.00.0-2.4
2022/2368.0%12.0%-0.7-1.5-2.0
2023/2467.0%3.0%---
2024/2570.0%6.0%---
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