OFSTED
8 May 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
23 November 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
31 January 2023
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
978
978 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
470
48.1% of pupils
Male pupils
508
51.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
11.8 pts
above England
School
36.6%
Harlow
25.3%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
1.5 pts
above England
School
21.8%
Harlow
23.2%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
2.4 pts
above England
School
3.4%
Harlow
2.3%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
60.4%
591
Any other White background
12.4%
121
African
7.0%
68
Any other Mixed background
3.0%
29
Any other Black background
2.7%
26
White and Black Caribbean
2.7%
26
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
21.6%
211 of
978 pupils
0.7 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.2 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 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
38.9
0.3 pts
below England
Latest published: -1.01 · 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
11.48%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
5.26 pts
higher than
England
School
11.48%
Harlow
6.66%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
33.33%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
17.52 pts
higher than
England
School
33.33%
Harlow
17.47%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
7.01%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
5.21 pts
higher than
England
School
7.01%
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
93.1%
0.8 pts
above England
Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow
93.1%
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.