Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School
Limes Road, Hardwick, Cambridge, CB23 7RE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Cate Oxley - Thompson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- South Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 735
- Pupils on roll
- 585
- URN
- 110748
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01954210070
About this school
Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School is a community primary school in Cambridge. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 585 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 77 | 94 | 95 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 62% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 9% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 85% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 74% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 84% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cambridgeshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 55.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 494 |
| 2023/24 | 531 |
| 2024/25 | 570 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School compares
Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School ranked 130th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 5% | 20.9% | 585 | — |
| Caldecote Primary School | 61% | 4.5% | 15.4% | 193 | 1.6 miles |
| Dry Drayton CofE (C) Primary School | 70% | 3.1% | 18.8% | 64 | 1.8 miles |
| Meridian Primary School | 58% | 4% | 10.5% | 180 | 1.8 miles |
| Coton Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School | 43% | 4.2% | 15.9% | 96 | 2.0 miles |
| The Vine Inter-Church Primary School | 56% | 4.3% | 16.3% | 366 | 2.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.92%
- English as an additional language
- 28.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.97%
- Persistent absence
- 11.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Caldecote Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Cambridge
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Dry Drayton CofE (C) Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Meridian Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Cambridge
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Coton Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Cambridge
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The Vine Inter-Church Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Cambourne
Other schools in Cambridge
Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School ranks 61st of the 76 ranked primary schools in Cambridge.
- Arbury Primary School Primary
- Babraham CofE (VC) Primary School Primary
- Bar Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Barrington CofE VC Primary School Primary
- Barton CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Bewick Bridge Community Primary School Primary
- Bottisham Community Primary School Primary
- Bourn CofE Primary Academy Primary
- Burwell Village College (Primary) Primary
- Caldecote Primary School Primary
- Castle Camps Church of England (Controlled) Primary School Primary
- Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School teach?
- Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Cambridge.
- Who is the headteacher of Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School is Mrs Cate Oxley - Thompson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School?
- Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School has 585 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School full?
- Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School has capacity for 735 pupils and 585 on roll (80%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School rank locally?
- Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School ranked 130th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 15 July 2026.