Hardwick Primary School and Nursery
Academy converterPrimaryAges 2–11Mixed
Ferriston, Hardwick School, Banbury, OX16 1XE
Headteacher · Mrs Charlotte Taylor
From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 2 September 2026. Report a correction
Key facts
Pupils249Capacity 210
OfstedGraded inspectionInspected 24 September 2024
TrustGlf Schools
Free school meals21%
Ofsted
Inspection on 24 September 2024. Ofsted no longer gives an overall grade.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsOutstanding
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Oxfordshire council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in OxfordshireApplications for September 2026
28 of the 34 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered28
Applications107
First choice34
First-choice offers28
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Hill View Primary School0.4 mi
- Hanwell Fields Community School0.5 mi
- William Morris Primary School0.6 mi
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury0.9 mi
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury1.0 mi