Hardwick Primary School
Dover Street, Derby, DE23 6QP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- DERBY DIOCESAN ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr Jonathan Gallimore
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Derby Diocesan Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Derby South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 540
- Pupils on roll
- 589
- URN
- 143875
- Local authority
- Derby
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01332272249
About this school
Hardwick Primary School is a primary academy in Derby. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 589 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hardwick Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 83 | 84 | 85 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 41% | 48% | 42% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 2% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 52% | 58% | 58% |
| Expected standard in maths | 51% | 55% | 46% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 54% | 58% | 48% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 102.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 100.0 | 98.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.10 | - | - |
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 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 | Derby average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 41% | 53.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 42% | 55.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 593 |
| 2023/24 | 589 |
| 2024/25 | 593 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hardwick Primary School compares
Hardwick Primary School ranked 49th of 60 primary schools in Derby for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42% | 7.8% | 64.8% | 589 | — |
| Arboretum Primary School | 29% | 8% | 63.4% | 607 | 0.2 miles |
| Dale Community Primary School | 53% | 7.5% | 60.5% | 545 | 0.3 miles |
| Derby St Chad's CofE Nursery and Infant School | — | 9.8% | 65.8% | 141 | 0.3 miles |
| Pear Tree Community Junior School | 36% | 7.7% | 77.4% | 355 | 0.4 miles |
| Pear Tree Infant School | — | 10.3% | 61.9% | 266 | 0.4 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 64.76%
- English as an additional language
- 88.2%
- Overall absence
- 7.83%
- Persistent absence
- 30.28%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Arboretum Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Derby
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Dale Community Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Derby
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Derby St Chad's CofE Nursery and Infant School0.3 miles
Primary · Derby
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Pear Tree Community Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Pear Tree Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Derby
Other schools in Derby
Hardwick Primary School ranks 71st of the 86 ranked primary schools in Derby.
- Akaal Primary School Primary
- Allenton Primary School Primary
- Alvaston Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Alvaston Junior Academy Primary
- Arboretum Primary School Primary
- Ash Croft Primary Academy Primary
- Ashbrook Infant School Primary
- Ashbrook Junior School Primary
- Ashgate Primary School Primary
- Ashwood Spencer Academy Primary
- Asterdale Primary School Primary
- Aston-on-Trent Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Hardwick Primary School teach?
- Hardwick Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Derby.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Hardwick Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Hardwick Primary School is Mr Jonathan Gallimore, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hardwick Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hardwick 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 many pupils are at Hardwick Primary School?
- Hardwick Primary School has 589 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Hardwick Primary School full?
- Hardwick Primary School has capacity for 540 pupils and 589 on roll (109%), so it is at or above 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 Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hardwick Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hardwick Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hardwick Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Hardwick Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Hardwick Primary School is part of DERBY DIOCESAN ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Hardwick Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 41% in 2022/23 and 42% 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 Primary School compare with other schools in Derby?
- Hardwick Primary School ranked 49th of 60 primary schools in Derby for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% 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 Primary School's absence rate?
- Hardwick Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hardwick Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hardwick 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 10 July 2026.