William Harding School is a primary school located in Aylesbury. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 21/10/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Hazlehurst Drive, Aylesbury

School Information

Address: Hazlehurst Drive, Aylesbury, HP21 9TJ
Website: www.williamhardingschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01296421733
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Buckinghamshire
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Trudy Cotchin
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 110358

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 21/10/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 870
Number of Pupils: 770
Number of Boys: 415
Number of Girls: 355

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -2.9 Confidence interval -4.2 to -1.6
Writing
Well Below Average: -5.2 Confidence interval -6.4 to -4
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.5 Confidence interval -4.7 to -2.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:46%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
William Harding School
Hazlehurst Drive , HP21 9TJ
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Turnfurlong Junior School
Turnfurlong Lane , HP21 7PL
3out of 4 940 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Turnfurlong Infant School
Turnfurlong Lane , HP21 7PL
3out of 4 940 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
St Edward's Catholic Junior School
Hazell Avenue , Bedgrove HP21 7JF
3out of 4 1,201 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Infant School
Hazell Avenue , HP21 7JF
3out of 4 1,309 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Grange School
Wendover Way , HP21 7NH
2out of 4 890 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Aylesbury High School
Walton Road , HP21 7SX
4out of 4 1,285 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
The Mandeville School
Ellen Road , HP21 8ES
2out of 4 1,298 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Aylesbury Grammar School
Walton Road , HP21 7RP
4out of 4 1,496 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School
Oxford Road , HP21 8PE
4out of 4 2,429 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Buckinghamshire College Group
Oxford Road , HP21 8PD
- not rated 2,376 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Stoke Mandeville Hospital Classes
School Room , Mandeville Road HP21 8AL
- not rated 562 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Not applicable More About School
Booker Park Community School
Stoke Leys Close , HP21 9ET
2out of 4 1,246 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Stocklake Park Community School
Stocklake , HP20 1DP
3out of 4 2,212 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Pebble Brook School
Churchill Avenue , HP21 8LZ
3out of 4 2,325 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.