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Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School

Community school · Cambridge · CB23 7RE

Ages 4–11 · 585 pupils · Cambridgeshire

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Ofsted

Expected standard

KS2 expected (RWM)

62%

Overall absence

5.3%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2026-04-14

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)62%
Higher standard (RWM)9%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.3%
Unauthorised0.9%
Authorised absence
4.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.4%
Enrolments in measure
504

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

48

Places offered

48

1st-preference offers

48

Total preferences (any rank)
93
Preferred offers (top 3)
48
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill80%

585 pupils · 735 places

Pupils on roll
585
Boys / girls
275 / 310
School capacity
735
Capacity fill
585 / 735 (80%)
Free school meals
19.5%
FSM pupils
114
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Cate Oxley - Thompson

Location

Address
Limes Road, Hardwick
Postcode
CB23 7RE
Town
Cambridge
County
Cambridgeshire
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
District
South Cambridgeshire
Constituency
South Cambridgeshire
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 585 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 19.5%.

Open schools in Cambridge
127
Primary schools in Cambridge
78
Academies among open schools in Cambridge
35% (44)
Open schools in CB23
17
Primary in CB23
14
Open schools in Cambridgeshire LA
312
Primary in Cambridgeshire LA
210

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in CambridgeNear CB23

  • Caldecote Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Cambridge · CB23 7NX · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS288%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM15.5%
    • Demand1.00

    1.6 miles away

  • Dry Drayton CofE (C) Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Cambridge · CB23 8DA · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM12.5%
    • Demand1.00

    1.8 miles away

  • Meridian Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Cambridge · CB23 7DD · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM10.0%
    • Demand1.00

    1.8 miles away

  • The Vine Inter-Church Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Cambourne · CB23 6DY · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM15.8%
    • Demand1.00

    2.7 miles away

  • Bar Hill Community Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Cambridge · CB23 8DY · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM10.9%
    • Demand0.97

    2.7 miles away

  • Barton CofE VA Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Cambridge · CB23 7BD · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence3.4%
    • FSM6.0%
    • Demand0.86

    3.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Cate Oxley - Thompson
Telephone
01954210070
Website
http://www.hardwickandcambourneprimary.co.uk

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