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Hardwicke Parochial Primary Academy

Academy converter · Gloucester · GL2 4QG

Ages 3–11 · 296 pupils · Gloucestershire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

70%

Overall absence

6.8%

Admissions demand

0.97 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-06-06

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

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)70%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
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 absence6.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.1%
Unauthorised1.7%
Authorised absence
5.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.5%
Enrolments in measure
314

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

0.97 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

29

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

29

Total preferences (any rank)
84
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
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 fill70%

296 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
296
Boys / girls
153 / 143
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
296 / 420 (70%)
Free school meals
19.3%
FSM pupils
57
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Gloucester
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: THE DIOCESE OF GLOUCESTER ACADEMIES TRUST
Academy trust
THE DIOCESE OF GLOUCESTER ACADEMIES TRUST
Sponsor
Diocese of Gloucester Academies Trust
Headteacher
Miss Sharon Cale

Location

Address
Poplar Way, Hardwicke
Postcode
GL2 4QG
Town
Gloucester
County
Gloucestershire
Local authority
Gloucestershire
District
Stroud
Constituency
North Cotswolds
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 academy converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, 296 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 19.3%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Gloucester.

Open schools in Gloucester
88
Primary schools in Gloucester
64
Academies among open schools in Gloucester
41% (36)
Open schools in GL2
28
Primary in GL2
22
Open schools in Gloucestershire LA
339
Primary in Gloucestershire LA
242

Nearby primary schools

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

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    Academy converter · Primary

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    • KS279%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM18.4%

    0.6 miles away

  • Beech Green Primary School

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    • KS238%
    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM16.3%
    • Demand0.91

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  • Hunts Grove Primary Academy

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    • KS260%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM20.8%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Kingsway Primary School

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    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM26.5%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Waterwells Primary Academy

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    • Absence6.8%
    • FSM29.3%
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  • Meadowside Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM10.2%
    • Demand1.00

    1.3 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Sharon Cale
Telephone
01452720538
Website
www.hardwicke.gloucs.sch.uk/

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