Hardwick Primary School and Nursery
Ferriston, Banbury, OX16 1XE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GLF SCHOOLS
- Headteacher
- Mrs Charlotte Taylor
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- GLF Schools
- Constituency
- Banbury
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 249
- URN
- 146810
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01295258355
About this school
Hardwick Primary School and Nursery is a primary academy in Banbury. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 249 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hardwick Primary School and Nursery, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 28 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 53% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 3% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 63% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 70% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% | 60% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - | - |
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 and Nursery has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Oxfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 68% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 233 |
| 2023/24 | 228 |
| 2024/25 | 255 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hardwick Primary School and Nursery compares
Hardwick Primary School and Nursery ranked 75th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 6.3% | 25.4% | 249 | — |
| Hill View Primary School | 56% | 7% | 29.5% | 495 | 0.4 miles |
| Hanwell Fields Community School | 48% | 4.7% | 16.6% | 454 | 0.5 miles |
| William Morris Primary School | 71% | 5.9% | 27.9% | 240 | 0.6 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury | 50% | 6.9% | 28.3% | 197 | 0.9 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury | 47% | 7% | 28.6% | 226 | 1.0 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)
- 25.37%
- English as an additional language
- 26.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.3%
- Persistent absence
- 17.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hill View Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Banbury
-
Hanwell Fields Community School0.5 miles
Primary · Banbury
-
William Morris Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Banbury
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury0.9 miles
Primary · Banbury
-
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury1.0 miles
Primary · Banbury
Other schools in Banbury
Hardwick Primary School and Nursery ranks 10th of the 32 ranked primary schools in Banbury.
- Bishop Carpenter Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bishop Loveday Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bloxham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Brailes Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chacombe CEVA Primary Academy Primary
- Cherry Fields Primary School Primary
- Chipping Warden Primary Academy Primary
- Christopher Rawlins Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cropredy Church of England Primary School Primary
- Culworth Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Dashwood Banbury Academy Primary
- Deddington Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Hardwick Primary School and Nursery teach?
- Hardwick Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Banbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Hardwick Primary School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Hardwick Primary School and Nursery is Mrs Charlotte Taylor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hardwick Primary School and Nursery been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hardwick Primary School and Nursery, 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 and Nursery?
- Hardwick Primary School and Nursery has 249 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Hardwick Primary School and Nursery full?
- Hardwick Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 210 pupils and 249 on roll (119%), 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 and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Hardwick Primary School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Hardwick Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hardwick Primary School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- Is Hardwick Primary School and Nursery part of an academy trust?
- Hardwick Primary School and Nursery is part of GLF SCHOOLS. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Hardwick Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 70% 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 and Nursery compare with other schools in Oxfordshire?
- Hardwick Primary School and Nursery ranked 75th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% 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 and Nursery's absence rate?
- Hardwick Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hardwick Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hardwick Primary School and Nursery'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 2 July 2026.