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William Harding School

Primary

Buckinghamshire · Aylesbury · HP21 9TJ www.williamhardingschool.co.uk

Pupils
808
cap. 870
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
808
Pupils · 2024/25
40%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
808
Pupils · 2024/25
40%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 07/06/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBuckinghamshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of William Harding School · Primary · Buckinghamshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
67%
+2pp
67%57%46%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 67%
RWM higher standard
7%
+2pp
12%7%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
79%
Reading higher standard
46%
Writing expected standard
72%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
80%
Maths higher standard
39%
Science expected standard
77%
SPAG expected standard
78%
SPAG higher standard
41%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
808
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
40%
FSM eligible
18%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
18%

Contact

Address
Hazlehurst Drive, Aylesbury, HP21 9TJ
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2567%7%79%46%72%7%80%39%77%78%108.0106.0108.016%808
2023/2465%5%78%34%70%7%80%34%81%75%106.0106.0107.014%814
2022/2359%2%74%38%64%2%79%30%86%78%106.0105.0106.0+2.20+0.00+2.3014%821
2018/1946%7%63%21%58%7%60%19%76%73%102.0102.0105.0-2.90-5.20-3.506%690
2017/1848%12%69%27%70%13%58%28%74%67%104.0103.0104.0-1.10-1.60-1.607%723
2016/1753%9%67%22%78%14%65%24%85%68%103.0103.0104.0-1.50-0.50-2.507%674

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2580826.416%40%18%6%18%
2023/2481430.714%39%19%6%19%
2022/2382125.314%35%20%6%16%
2021/2277222.914%28%22%6%18%
2020/2177023.414%23%22%
2018/1969020.96%22%15%4%6%
2017/1872323.17%20%15%4%8%
2016/1767420.57%18%17%4%7%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.