Hardwick House School, Loughborough
Hardwick House School is a special school for pupils aged 7 to 19 in Loughborough.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Hardwick House School in detail
Hardwick House School in its own words
In its own words: "At Hardwick House School, we believe that a happy child is a child who will enjoy learning in a positive, inclusive and fun environment. For many of our children, life before Hardwick House has been difficult and many have been disengaged from education for sometime."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to Hardwick House School are Compass Community School Mountfields Park (under 0.1 miles, Good); Sense College Loughborough (0.5 miles, Good); ASPIRE: Lifeskills (0.8 miles, Good); and Ashmount School (1 mile, Outstanding).
Compass Community School Mountfields ParkSense College LoughboroughASPIRE: LifeskillsAshmount School
Who goes there
Almost every pupil at Hardwick House School has an education, health and care plan (50 of 50 in 2026).
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Loughborough Central (Great Central Railway), about 1 mile away in a straight line.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Oaklands Avenue (opposite), 160 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Hardwick House School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 338 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Leicestershire (58), as is usual near a town centre.
Sources: DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASISI Inspection Reports
Independent schools in England are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), not Ofsted. Ofsted last inspected this school in 6 July 2023, before the latest ISI inspection.
Routine Inspection
16 April 2024
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby schools
Keep up with Hardwick House School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 23
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 6
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 23 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 17 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.
2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Leicestershire is 3 (the median across 329 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
96%
Near capacity
50 pupils
52 places
2 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - Loughborough
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Loughborough
Across Leicestershire council
Places available
8,516
Applications
7,490
Got 1st preference
90.2%
Got preferred school
98.1%
All secondary applications across Leicestershire council (2026/27), not just this school.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
0
SEN Support
50
EHC Plans
100.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Hardwick House School is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
No need-level breakdown available
Pupil Demographics
Key Indicators
50
Total Pupils
33
Boys
17
Girls
2026 academic year
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Hardwick House School
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Questions parents ask about Hardwick House School
What are GCSE results like at Hardwick House School?
The Department for Education's GCSE measures do not count IGCSEs, which many independent schools take instead of GCSEs, so the Attainment 8 and English and maths figures it publishes for Hardwick House School can understate its results. We do not rank or compare them; ask the school for its own GCSE and IGCSE results.
When was Hardwick House School last inspected?
Hardwick House School is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) rather than Ofsted. Its most recent ISI inspection was a routine inspection in April 2024.
How many pupils go to Hardwick House School?
Hardwick House School has around 50 pupils on roll.
Does Hardwick House School have specialist SEN provision?
Hardwick House School is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
How do I apply to Hardwick House School?
Hardwick House School is an independent school and runs its own admissions rather than going through the local authority. Contact the school directly for entry requirements, assessment dates, fees and any bursaries.
How many road collisions happen near Hardwick House School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 23 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 17 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Leicestershire is 3 (the median across 329 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Hardwick House School?
Hardwick House School is at 190 Forest Road, Loughborough, Loughborough, LE11 3HU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)