Hardwick Primary School and Nursery

About Hardwick Primary School and Nursery

Hardwick Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Banbury, Oxfordshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 255 pupils aged 2 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 70% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 17.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 101 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 3% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Competition for places is real here - 82% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (34 first choices for 28 places). Overall pupil absence was 4.8%. There are about 21.0 pupils per teacher. Hardwick Primary School and Nursery does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.