Community school · Cambridgeshire

Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School

4–11Ages
585Pupils
PrimaryPhase
110748URN

Limes Road, Hardwick, Cambridge, CB23 7RE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

95 applications for 53 places · 71st of 162 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%met the expected standard

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 14 April 2026Published 7 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

14 April 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
17 November 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

1.8applications per place, Reception

close to Cambridgeshire median (1.8) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

95 applications · 53 places offered · 52 named it first

2026 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 2.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2016 2.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2015 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2014 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9

This school
Cambridgeshire 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	95	1.8	52	0.98
Sep 2025	55	104	1.9	54	0.98
Sep 2024	48	93	1.9	48	1.00
Sep 2023	49	100	2.0	48	0.98
Sep 2022	50	91	1.8	50	1.00
Sep 2021	52	108	2.1	46	0.88
Sep 2020	59	112	1.9	57	0.97
Sep 2019	57	113	2.0	54	0.95
Sep 2018	74	130	1.8	66	0.89
Sep 2017	95	171	1.8	92	0.97
Sep 2016	67	147	2.2	64	0.96
Sep 2015	73	148	2.0	69	0.95
Sep 2014	64	114	1.8	51	0.80

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 73% · Maths 63% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%127th of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard63%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Cambridgeshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	56%	4%	106	103
2023/24	62%	9%	108	105
2022/23	53%	5%	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

Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Caldecote Primary School
2.6 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2022

1.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Dry Drayton CofE (C) Primary School, and Pre-School
2.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Meridian Primary School
3.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Coton Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School
3.3 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

1.4applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
The Vine Inter-Church Primary School
4.4 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Bar Hill Community Primary School
4.4 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Barton CofE VA Primary School
4.8 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Jeavons Wood Primary School
5.0 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

1.9applications per place 75%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 110748 · 873/2315
Capacity: 735 pupils · 585 on roll
Free school meals: 19.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Limes Road, Hardwick, Cambridge, CB23 7RE
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · South Cambridgeshire

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