William Harding School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jun 7 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
Unique reference
110358
Address
Hazlehurst Drive, HP21 9TJ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
814 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
53.7%
Girls
46.3%
First language not English
38.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
19.2%
Persistent absence
19.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 39.2%
Indian 13.8%
Other White 10%
Mixed 9.6%
Pakistani 9%
Other Asian 7%
African 5.9%
Other 1.6%
Unclassified 1.1%
Caribbean 0.9%
Other Black 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Irish Traveller 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average2.2
WritingAverage0
MathsAbove average2.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 59%
Local authority average 63%
England average 61%

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

School 2%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

William Harding School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
70
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
56
2nd preference
29
3rd preference
33
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
56
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
2
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30.1
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.4
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
90
42
48
Year 1
120
65
55
Year 2
117
60
57
Year 3
119
67
52
Year 4
122
72
50
Year 5
122
54
68
Year 6
124
77
47
Year 2023-2024