Primary school

Hardwick Primary School and Nursery

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  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Oxfordshire
  • OX16 1XE
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Sep 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 5,326 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 36%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 30%30%2016/17: top 51%2017/18: top 43%2018/19: top 56%2022/23: top 33%2023/24: top 73%2024/25: top 36%No exams

Against South East

Expected standard, RWM70% · South East 64%7/10 Above
Higher standard, RWM3% · South East 7%2/10 Well below South East
Reading score105 · South East 1063/10 Below
Maths score101 · South East 1051/10 Well below South East
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 65% · 23 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 63% · 24 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 70% · 27 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 65% · 26 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 68% · 28 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 53% · 30 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 70% · 30 pupils · South East 64%70%53%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 23 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 8% · 24 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 0% · 27 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 12% · 26 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 11% · 28 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 3% · 30 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 3% · 30 pupils · South East 7%12%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 23 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 101 · 24 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 101 · 27 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 103 · 26 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 104 · 28 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 103 · 30 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 105 · 30 pupils · South East 106105101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 23 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 104 · 24 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 104 · 27 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 106 · 26 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 104 · 28 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 102 · 30 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 101 · 30 pupils · South East 105106101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in82.3%
28 of 34 who put it first2014 · 78.9%2026 · 82.4%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3428
2nd310
3rd210

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2008–2024

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
  • Early years provisionOutstanding
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2008Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2010Inadequateas predecessor
  3. 2011Goodas predecessor
  4. 2017Ungraded visitas predecessor
  5. 2023Remains Good
  6. 2024Lowest Good

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026249
Free school meals (past 6 years)25.4%
First language not English26.7%
SEN support16.5%
EHC plan5.9%
Absence (sessions missed)6.3%
Persistently absent pupils17.1%

Girls 50.2%Boys 49.8%

118.6% full · 210 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 27 responses (10.6% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school74.1% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school85.2% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved70.4% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 51.9% not applicable69.2% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year74.1% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 22.2% not applicable71.4% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?0% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 0% who said Yes above0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child66.7% agree
  • My child does well at this school77.8% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing63% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school77.8% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school81.5% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development55.6% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent70.4% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.8
Pupils per adult9.1
  • Classroom teachers 9.2
  • Leadership 2.6
  • Teaching assistants 12
  • Other support 4.5

Teachers 11.8 FTE · Whole workforce 28.3 · 37 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,087
Spend per pupil£6,091
Staff spend per pupil£4,784
Reserve per pupil£58
  • +£14,000revenue reserve
  • +£240,000in-year balance

Grants £6,880 · self-generated £241 · premises £373 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: GLF SCHOOLS (43 academies) · trust reserve £17,156,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it