William Harding School

State-Funded School

william-harding-school-buckinghamshire-south-east

South EastRegion

BuckinghamshireLocal Authority

AylesburyConstituency

HP21 9TJPostcode

6.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

William Harding School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Buckinghamshire, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 798 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 65%
Higher standard: 5%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

44%

Asian

34%

Black

10%

Mixed

10%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

798

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

20%

England average

27%

First language not English

39%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 798
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
21 Sept 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
29 Nov 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.