Academy converter · Gloucestershire

Hardwicke Parochial Primary Academy

3–11Ages
296Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
141575URN

Poplar Way, Hardwicke, Gloucester, GL2 4QG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

close to Gloucestershire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gloucestershire

97 applications for 39 places · 64th of 148 in Gloucestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%met the expected standard

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 6 June 2023Ofsted'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

2.5applications per place, Reception

close to Gloucestershire median (2.5) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

97 applications · 39 places offered · 39 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2025 2.2; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2024 2.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.6
2023 3.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2022 2.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2021 2.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2020 2.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2019 2.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2018 2.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2017 2.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2016 1.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2015 2.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2014 2.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.3; as the previous school

This school
Gloucestershire median

Dashed bars: as Hardwicke Parochial Primary School (URN 115684), the previous school.

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	39	97	2.5	39	1.00
Sep 2025	35	78	2.2	36	1.03
Sep 2024	30	84	2.8	29	0.97
Sep 2023	19	74	3.9	18	0.95
Sep 2022	47	119	2.5	44	0.94
Sep 2021	37	96	2.6	37	1.00
Sep 2020	44	106	2.4	40	0.91
Sep 2019	60	138	2.3	63	1.05
Sep 2018	57	119	2.1	42	0.74
Sep 2017	59	155	2.6	67	1.14
Sep 2016	87	150	1.7	43	0.49
Sep 2015	60	147	2.5	50	0.83
Sep 2014 *	60	144	2.4	55	0.92

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 74% · Maths 76% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%109th of 208 in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Gloucestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Gloucestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Gloucestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Gloucestershire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Gloucestershire 77% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Gloucestershire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Gloucestershire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	62%	7%	105	104
2023/24	70%	8%	106	105
2022/23	45%	7%	105	103

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

Hardwicke Parochial Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

2.5applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Field Court Junior School
1.0 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

71%met the SATs standard
Field Court Church of England Infant Academy
1.0 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

2.4applications per place
Clearwater Church of England Primary Academy
1.4 km · Gloucestershire

2026

2.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Beech Green Primary School
1.4 km · Gloucestershire

Requires improvement2024

3.3applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Hunts Grove Primary Academy
1.6 km · Gloucestershire

Good2024

1.8applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Kingsway Primary School
1.8 km · Gloucestershire

2026

1.9applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Waterwells Primary Academy
1.8 km · Gloucestershire

Good2022

2.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Meadowside Primary School
2.1 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place 45%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141575 · 916/3326
Trust: The Diocese of Gloucester Academies Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 296 on roll
Free school meals: 19.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 December 2014
Replaced: Hardwicke Parochial Primary School (URN 115684)
Address: Poplar Way, Hardwicke, Gloucester, GL2 4QG
Local authority: Gloucestershire · Stroud

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