Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy

State-Funded School

wilshere-dacre-junior-academy-hertfordshire-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

HertfordshireLocal Authority

HitchinConstituency

SG5 1NSPostcode

6.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Hertfordshire, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 234 pupils. Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy is part of REAch2 Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 67%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

73%

Asian

11%

Black

Mixed

11%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

234

Total Pupils

45%Boys

55%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

12%

England average

27%

First language not English

15%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 234
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: REAch2 Academy Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 11 December 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
6 Feb 2019	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.