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William Harding School

Community school · Aylesbury · HP21 9TJ

Ages 4–11 · 798 pupils · Buckinghamshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

65%

Overall absence

6.5%

Admissions demand

0.88 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-06-07

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)65%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)19.0%
Unauthorised2.3%
Authorised absence
4.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.4%
Enrolments in measure
793

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

0.88 · Often has places

1st preferences

56

Places offered

70

1st-preference offers

56

Total preferences (any rank)
149
Preferred offers (top 3)
64
Applications from outside LA
1
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 fill92%

798 pupils · 870 places

Pupils on roll
798
Boys / girls
441 / 357
School capacity
870
Capacity fill
798 / 870 (92%)
Free school meals
19.7%
FSM pupils
157
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Miss Trudy Cotchin

Location

Address
Hazlehurst Drive
Postcode
HP21 9TJ
Town
Aylesbury
County
Buckinghamshire
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
District
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Aylesbury
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; PD - Physical Disability
Special classes
Has Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
12 on roll / 12 capacity

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 Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, 798 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: special school. Free school meals: 19.7%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; PD - Physical Disability.

Open schools in Aylesbury
64
Primary schools in Aylesbury
42
Academies among open schools in Aylesbury
31% (20)
Open schools in HP21
20
Primary in HP21
9
Open schools in Buckinghamshire LA
277
Primary in Buckinghamshire LA
185

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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    • KS271%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM15.4%

    0.5 miles away

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    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM11.5%
    • Demand0.84

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    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM21.5%

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    • FSM15.0%
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  • Bedgrove Infant School

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    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM5.9%
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  • Bedgrove Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

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    • KS269%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM11.5%

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  • Ashmead Combined School

    Ofsted: Good

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    • FSM30.5%

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  • Broughton Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    • KS277%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM20.8%

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Trudy Cotchin
Telephone
01296421733
Website
www.williamhardingschool.co.uk

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