Sedgefield Hardwick Primary Academy

State-Funded School

sedgefield-hardwick-primary-academy-durham-north-east

North EastRegion

DurhamLocal Authority

Newton Aycliffe and SpennymoorConstituency

TS21 3DAPostcode

9.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Sedgefield Hardwick Primary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Durham, North East.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 256 pupils. Sedgefield Hardwick Primary Academy is part of THE LAIDLAW SCHOOLS TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 71%
Higher standard: 26%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 108

Ethnicity

White

96%

Asian

<1%

Mixed

Pupils

256

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

13%

England average

27%

First language not English

<1%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 256
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: THE LAIDLAW SCHOOLS TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 23 October 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
24 Nov 2017	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.