OFSTED
5 March 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
14 January 2020
Graded inspection
Outstanding
Published
5 February 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Essex
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
454
441 full-time ·
13 part-time
Female pupils
246
54.2% of pupils
Male pupils
208
45.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
3.0 pts
above England
School
27.8%
Harlow
25.3%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
22.0 pts
above England
School
42.3%
Harlow
23.2%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Harlow
2.3%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
40.1%
182
Any other White background
12.3%
56
Indian
9.7%
44
African
9.0%
41
Bangladeshi
3.5%
16
White and Black African
3.5%
16
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
31.5%
143 of
454 pupils
10.7 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
11.4 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.7 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
85.0%
24.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
93.0%
Reading
19.2 pts above England
School
93.0%
Harlow
76.2%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
87.0%
Writing
16.7 pts above England
School
87.0%
Harlow
71.5%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
95.0%
Maths
23.0 pts above England
School
95.0%
Harlow
73.5%
East of England
70.3%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.69%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.52 pts
lower than
England
School
5.69%
Harlow
6.66%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
14.78%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.03 pts
lower than
England
School
14.78%
Harlow
17.47%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.27%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.53 pts
lower than
England
School
0.27%
Harlow
1.88%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
108.1%
19.9 pts
above England
Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery
108.1%
Harlow
91.7%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.