Hackwood Primary Academy

Hackwood Primary Academy is performing well overall, receiving a 'Good' rating across all inspected areas. The school has established a supportive and inclusive atmosphere, encouraging pupils to achieve their aspirations while prioritizing their well-being and safety. Leaders and staff are dedicated to fostering positive relationships, and the principal works closely with the Harmony trust to ensure effective management. Parents express satisfaction with the school's development since its opening as a new institution, appreciating its role in bringing the community together. Despite its strengths, some concerns exist regarding the consistent implementation of the curriculum and attendance issues among disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). While most children progress well, certain pupils struggle to retain knowledge across the curriculum, indicating a need for further refinement in teaching strategies and attendance support. Addressing these challenges will be essential for the school to enhance its overall effectiveness further.

Strengths

• Inclusive and supportive school environment
• Strong subject knowledge among teachers
• High expectations for pupil behaviour
• Effective handling of bullying incidents
• Prioritization of reading and phonics instruction
• Good support for pupils with SEND
• Positive parental feedback about school development
• Strong partnership with the Harmony trust
• Wide range of enrichment activities for pupils

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils do not gain the knowledge they should across the curriculum
• Learning activities in some subjects are not sharply focused on key knowledge
• Regular absence among disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND
• Lack of depth in understanding of British values and protected characteristics

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Hackwood Primary Academy attended 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Hackwood Primary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Hackwood Primary Academy had 20.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 23.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.1% of pupils at Hackwood Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Hackwood Primary Academy received £7,808 and spent £7,855 for each of its 231 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £43,000 (£187 per pupil).

Across all 17 schools of The Harmony Trust Ltd, income was £7,256 and spending £7,263 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Derby · Derby local authority: places and applications

Hackwood Primary Academy is part of The Harmony Trust Ltd, which runs 17 schools. The nearest others:

• Reigate Park Primary Academy Derby
• Carlyle Infant and Nursery Academy Derby
• Village Primary Academy Derby
• Cottons Farm Primary Academy Derby
• Ash Croft Primary Academy Derby
• Lakeside Primary Academy Derby
• Cavendish Close Junior Academy Derby
• Alvaston Junior Academy Derby
• Greenfield Primary Academy Cheshire
• Alt Academy Oldham

What is Hackwood Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hackwood Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in April 2024.

When was Hackwood Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Hackwood Primary Academy was last inspected in April 2024.

How many pupils does Hackwood Primary Academy have?

Hackwood Primary Academy has 234 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hackwood Primary Academy cover?

Hackwood Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Hackwood Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Hackwood Primary Academy?

Hackwood Primary Academy is at 240 Starflower Way, Derby, Derbyshire, DE3 0FD.