Community school · Buckinghamshire

William Harding School

4–11Ages
798Pupils
PrimaryPhase
110358URN

Hazlehurst Drive, Aylesbury, HP21 9TJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.2 below Buckinghamshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Buckinghamshire

119 applications for 53 places · 79th of 132 in Buckinghamshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%met the expected standard

Buckinghamshire 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 7 June 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.3applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Buckinghamshire median (2.5) close to England median (2.2)

119 applications · 53 places offered · 52 named it first

2026 2.3; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2025 1.8; Buckinghamshire median median 2.4
2024 2.1; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2023 2.4; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2022 2.0; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2021 2.1; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2020 1.9; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2019 2.2; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2018 2.1; Buckinghamshire median median 2.7
2017 1.8; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2016 1.9; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2015 1.6; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2014 2.2; Buckinghamshire median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Buckinghamshire median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Buckinghamshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	53	119	2.3	52	0.98
Sep 2025	98	180	1.8	78	0.80
Sep 2024	70	149	2.1	56	0.80
Sep 2023	65	158	2.4	61	0.94
Sep 2022	80	159	2.0	69	0.86
Sep 2021	64	131	2.1	56	0.88
Sep 2020	93	177	1.9	72	0.77
Sep 2019	87	192	2.2	80	0.92
Sep 2018	84	175	2.1	78	0.93
Sep 2017	90	159	1.8	81	0.90
Sep 2016	107	204	1.9	89	0.83
Sep 2015	117	183	1.6	72	0.62
Sep 2014	88	193	2.2	84	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 72% · Maths 80% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%72nd of 139 in Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Buckinghamshire 82% England 78%

Higher standard46%

Buckinghamshire 43% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Buckinghamshire 76% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Buckinghamshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Buckinghamshire 78% England 77%

Higher standard39%

Buckinghamshire 32% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Buckinghamshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	67%	7%	108	106
2023/24	65%	5%	106	106
2022/23	59%	2%	106	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

William Harding SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Turnfurlong Junior School
0.9 km · Buckinghamshire

Outstanding2023

68%met the SATs standard
Turnfurlong Infant School
0.9 km · Buckinghamshire

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place
St Edward's Catholic Junior School
1.1 km · Buckinghamshire

Standards maintained2025

80%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Infant School
1.2 km · Buckinghamshire

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place
Bedgrove Infant School
1.2 km · Buckinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place
Bedgrove Junior School
1.3 km · Buckinghamshire

Good2023

66%met the SATs standard
Ashmead Combined School
1.6 km · Buckinghamshire

Good2020

1.9applications per place
Broughton Junior School
1.8 km · Buckinghamshire

Remains Good2022

81%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 110358 · 825/2288
Capacity: 870 pupils · 798 on roll
Free school meals: 19.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Replaced: William Harding Infant School (URN 110357)
Address: Hazlehurst Drive, Aylesbury, HP21 9TJ
Local authority: Buckinghamshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources