OFSTED
2 April 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Essex
Trust
ACADEMY TRANSFORMATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
280
261 full-time ·
19 part-time
Female pupils
137
48.9% of pupils
Male pupils
143
51.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
3.1 pts
above England
School
27.9%
Harlow
25.3%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
9.3 pts
above England
School
29.6%
Harlow
23.2%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
4.7 pts
above England
School
5.7%
Harlow
2.3%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
43.9%
123
Any other White background
23.6%
66
African
5.4%
15
Unclassified
3.9%
11
Any other Mixed background
3.6%
10
Pakistani
3.2%
9
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
23.2%
65 of
280 pupils
2.4 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.5 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
79.0%
18.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
83.0%
Reading
9.2 pts above England
School
83.0%
Harlow
76.2%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
79.0%
Writing
8.7 pts above England
School
79.0%
Harlow
71.5%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
87.0%
Maths
15.0 pts above England
School
87.0%
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
4.96%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.26 pts
lower than
England
School
4.96%
Harlow
6.66%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
10.90%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.91 pts
lower than
England
School
10.90%
Harlow
17.47%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.75%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.05 pts
lower than
England
School
0.75%
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
79.8%
8.4 pts
below England
Kingsmoor Academy
79.8%
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.