Hardwick Primary School

Hardwick Primary School caters for children aged 4 - 11 years old, serving Hardwick Lane, Sicklesmere Road and the Nowton, Home Farm and Bury Park Estates. The School opened in November 1969 and for over 50 years it has faithfully served the children and their families from the local community. The school has grown in size over the years and has un... dergone further extension and improvements in 2015. It has two Early Years Foundation Stage classrooms linked to the outside learning area, three Key Stage 1 classrooms, also linked to an outside learning area and six Key Stage 2 classrooms. There is a large hall, library, an extensive field, large playground and Multi-Use Games Area (AstroTurf). Our facilities make our school is a great place to learn! The Children's Centre, including Southgate Pre-School is situated on the school site. Our intake for each year group is set at 45 pupils, but from September 2021, Reception intake will be set at 30 pupils. We currently have 258 pupils on roll. We believe our school is a happy, "family school" with high expectations, is forward thinking and has a caring atmosphere and an exciting, challenging curriculum, but above all, a school that children really want to come to. We firmly believe working alongside our parents in partnership and parental involvement in the childrens' education is actively encouraged. We expect high standards in everything we do and we believe in educating the whole child and unlocking the potential that every child has, whether it be academically, sporting or in the arts. We feel strongly that children should have opportunities to develop a wide range of skills and interests beyond the school curriculum. For example in Year 4, all children learn a musical instrument as part of the Whole School Ensemble Teaching programme and also have the opportunity to continue this in Years 5 & 6. Year 3 children take part in a dance programme, PrimaySTEPS, run by the Royal Ballet School and Year 5 have a weekly swimming lesson. Our extensive range of clubs have ...Read More