OFSTED
15 February 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Essex
Trust
THE PASSMORES CO-OPERATIVE LEARNING COMMUNITY
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,199
1,199 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
590
49.2% of pupils
Male pupils
609
50.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
3.9 pts
above England
School
28.7%
Harlow
25.3%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
11.7 pts
below England
School
8.6%
Harlow
23.2%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.1 pts
above England
School
2.1%
Harlow
2.3%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
75.2%
902
Any other White background
9.2%
110
African
3.0%
36
Any other Mixed background
2.6%
31
Unclassified
1.8%
21
White and Black African
1.4%
17
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
26.1%
313 of
1,199 pupils
5.3 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.3 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.0 pts
above
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 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
34.8
4.4 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.67 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority 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
11.68%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
5.47 pts
higher than
England
School
11.68%
Harlow
6.66%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
30.61%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
14.79 pts
higher than
England
School
30.61%
Harlow
17.47%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
6.73%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
4.93 pts
higher than
England
School
6.73%
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 secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
99.9%
7.6 pts
above England
Passmores Academy
99.9%
Harlow
94.9%
East of England
92.9%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.