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Hardwick Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Jonathan Gallimore

corporate_fareDERBY DIOCESAN ACADEMY TRUST

location_onDerby, DE23 6QP

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2025

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Students

593

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Expected Standard

42%

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Demand Ratio

1.2x

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Hardwick Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Derby, serving ages 3-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Demand is above capacity (1.2×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 91% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Hardwick Primary School is an academy converter in Derby, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of DERBY DIOCESAN ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 593 pupils on roll, of whom 65% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 42% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 6% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #43 of 59 primaries in Derby and #11,725 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.2× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

42%

LA 56%

Reading58% LA 70%

Writing60% LA 66%

Maths46% LA 67%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading58% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing67% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths55% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

41%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading52% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing60% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths51% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.0

Read

LA -1.1

-4.4 to -1.5

-0.8

Write

LA -0.4

-2.2 to 0.6

-2.1

Maths

LA -0.8

-3.4 to -0.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 58%England 65%

Reading65% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 72% · Eng 78%

Maths64% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.2

Read

LA -0.5

-1.2 to 1.6

1.1

Write

LA -0.2

-0.2 to 2.3

-0.6

Maths

LA -0.4

-1.7 to 0.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

25 February 2025

Inspection Report

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04 January 2018

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-02-25

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2014-05-21

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2012-12-04

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

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verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 593 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	593	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	578	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	591	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	589	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	577	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	593	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	593	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	582	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	588	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	586	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	580	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	587	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	580	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	572	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	593	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	593	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	577	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	593	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	588	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	577	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	596	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	600	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	588	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 47 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 26 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 23 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 15 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Hearing Impairment 3 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils