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Hardwick Primary School and Nursery

Ferriston, Hardwick School, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 1XE ·

Ofsted:Good or better in all areas· 2024
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At a glance

A state primary academy for ages 2–11 in Banbury. Ofsted inspection (September 2024): Good or better in all areas (no overall grade was given). Year 6 SATs results are above the England average (70% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths vs 62%, 2024/25). Oversubscribed: 34 families put it first for 28 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages
2–11
Pupils
249
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Academy trust
GLF SCHOOLS
Headteacher
Mrs Charlotte Taylor
Opened
Feb 2019
Nursery
Has nursery classes
School website 01295258355 Explore the area

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 24 Sept 2024

Inspections from September 2024 did not give an overall grade, only the separate judgements below.

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Outstanding

Safeguarding effective: Yes

Latest ungraded inspection (7 Jun 2023): School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

Year 6 pupils, 2024/25 · 30 pupils

Expected standard
70%
Reading, writing & maths
Higher standard
3%
Reading, writing & maths
Reading score
105
Average scaled score
Maths score
101
Average scaled score
This school
70%
Oxfordshire
62%
England
62%

Expected standard over time

Earlier years include results published for this school's predecessor (URN 122999), for example before it converted to an academy.

KS2 tests were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21. Progress scores are not available from 2024/25.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Reception entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made
28
1st preferences
34
All applications
107
1st prefs per place
1.21
More first choices than places

28 of 34 first-preference applicants were offered a place (82%).

Oversubscribed with first preferences

Earlier years include data recorded for this school's predecessor.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils
255
Capacity
210
119% full
Girls / boys
54/46
Mixed
  • Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)25.4%
  • English as an additional language26.7%
  • SEN support16.5%
  • Education, Health and Care plan5.9%
  • The black tick shows the median for state-funded primary schools in England.
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