# Hardwick Primary School and Nursery

Hardwick Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Cherwell, for pupils aged 2 to 11.

It had 249 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E146810. [Cherwell](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 249
- Council: Cherwell
- URN: 146810

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 24 September 2024
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 70% of pupils at Hardwick Primary School and Nursery met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Oxfordshire and 62% in England.
3% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Oxfordshire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 9% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Hill View Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hill-view-primary-school-e145094): 580 m. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hanwell Fields Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hanwell-fields-community-school-e137910): 820 m. Primary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [North Oxfordshire Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-oxfordshire-academy-e135365): 840 m. Secondary. School remains Good, November 2022. Attainment 8 of 47.7 (2025/26, provisional)
- [William Morris Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-morris-primary-school-e142409): 940 m. Primary. Standards maintained, July 2025. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-banbury-e141155): 1.4 km. Primary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-church-of-england-primary-school-banbury-e144872): 1.5 km. Primary. Good (overall), March 2022. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/146810)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/146810)

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