Hardwick Primary School
Steward Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 2PW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ALL SAINTS SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hayley Clarke
- Sponsor
- All Saints Schools Trust
- Constituency
- Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 255
- Pupils on roll
- 190
- URN
- 148509
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01284755424
About this school
Hardwick Primary School is a primary academy in Bury St Edmunds. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 190 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 28 February 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 39 | 40 | 34 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 41% | 53% | 35% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 51% | 75% | 59% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% | 55% | 50% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 51% | 58% | 44% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 103.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 99.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
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 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 | Suffolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 41% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 35% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 242 |
| 2023/24 | 224 |
| 2024/25 | 206 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hardwick Primary School compares
Hardwick Primary School ranked 211th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 35% | 5.6% | 25.2% | 190 | — |
| St Edmund's Catholic Primary School | 43% | 4.7% | 12.9% | 443 | 0.6 miles |
| Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School | 69% | 4% | 13.3% | 328 | 0.7 miles |
| Westgate Community Primary School and Nursery | 39% | 6.2% | 29.5% | 301 | 1.0 miles |
| Sebert Wood Community Primary School | 68% | 5.1% | 9.5% | 374 | 1.0 miles |
| St Edmundsbury CofE Primary Academy | 25% | 5.3% | 27.6% | 168 | 1.4 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)
- 25.24%
- English as an additional language
- 13.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.56%
- Persistent absence
- 9.19%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bury St Edmunds
-
Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bury St Edmunds
-
Westgate Community Primary School and Nursery1.0 miles
Primary · Bury St Edmunds
-
Sebert Wood Community Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Bury St Edmunds
-
St Edmundsbury CofE Primary Academy1.4 miles
Primary · Bury St. Edmunds
Other schools in Bury St Edmunds
Hardwick Primary School ranks 23rd of the 26 ranked primary schools in Bury St Edmunds.
- Abbots Green Primary Academy Primary
- All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall Primary
- Bardwell Church of England Primary School Primary
- Barningham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Beck Row Primary Academy Primary
- Cockfield Church of England Primary School Primary
- Elmswell Community Primary School Primary
- Great Barton Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Great Heath Academy Primary
- Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School Primary
- Hartest Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Hardwick Primary School teach?
- Hardwick Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bury St Edmunds.
- Who is the headteacher of Hardwick Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hardwick Primary School is Mrs Hayley Clarke, 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 190 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Hardwick Primary School full?
- Hardwick Primary School has capacity for 255 pupils and 190 on roll (75%), 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 Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hardwick Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hardwick Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hardwick Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Hardwick Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Hardwick Primary School is part of ALL SAINTS SCHOOLS 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 35% 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 Suffolk?
- Hardwick Primary School ranked 211th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% 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 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below 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.