OFSTED
13 November 2024
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
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
202
202 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
100
49.5% of pupils
Male pupils
102
50.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.9 pts
above England
School
32.7%
Harlow
25.3%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
1.0 pts
below England
School
19.3%
Harlow
23.2%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
above England
School
2.0%
Harlow
2.3%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
64.9%
131
Any other White background
11.4%
23
Bangladeshi
4.0%
8
White and Black Caribbean
3.5%
7
Pakistani
2.5%
5
African
2.0%
4
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
31.2%
63 of
202 pupils
10.4 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
8.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.4 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 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
71.0%
10.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
84.0%
Reading
10.2 pts above England
School
84.0%
Harlow
76.2%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
81.0%
Writing
10.7 pts above England
School
81.0%
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
4.15%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.07 pts
lower than
England
School
4.15%
Harlow
6.66%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
6.15%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
9.67 pts
lower than
England
School
6.15%
Harlow
17.47%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.12%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.69 pts
lower than
England
School
1.12%
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
80.5%
7.7 pts
below England
Potter Street Academy
80.5%
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.