OFSTED
7 June 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
10 March 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
16 May 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Essex
Trust
BMAT EDUCATION
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
352
352 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
188
53.4% of pupils
Male pupils
164
46.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
12.7 pts
above England
School
37.5%
Harlow
25.3%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
7.0 pts
above England
School
27.3%
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
50.6%
178
Any other White background
10.2%
36
Pakistani
6.5%
23
Indian
6.0%
21
African
5.1%
18
Any other ethnic group
3.4%
12
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
21.9%
77 of
352 pupils
1.1 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.6 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
60.0%
0.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
78.0%
Reading
4.2 pts above England
School
78.0%
Harlow
76.2%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
76.0%
Writing
5.7 pts above England
School
76.0%
Harlow
71.5%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
64.0%
Maths
8.0 pts below England
School
64.0%
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
5.96%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.25 pts
lower than
England
School
5.96%
Harlow
6.66%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
16.76%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.95 pts
higher than
England
School
16.76%
Harlow
17.47%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.47%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.33 pts
lower than
England
School
1.47%
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
83.8%
4.4 pts
below England
Little Parndon Primary Academy
83.8%
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.