OFSTED
2 February 2022
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Essex
Trust
NET ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
208
208 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
114
54.8% of pupils
Male pupils
94
45.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
15.2 pts
below England
School
9.6%
Harlow
25.3%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
9.7 pts
below England
School
10.6%
Harlow
23.2%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
6.2 pts
above England
School
7.2%
Harlow
2.3%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
75.0%
156
Any other White background
7.2%
15
White and Black Caribbean
3.8%
8
Any other Mixed background
2.9%
6
Pakistani
2.4%
5
African
1.4%
3
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
16.4%
34 of
208 pupils
4.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.3 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.2 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 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
52.0%
8.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
62.0%
Reading
11.8 pts below England
School
62.0%
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
62.0%
Maths
10.0 pts below England
School
62.0%
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
4.01%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.20 pts
lower than
England
School
4.01%
Harlow
6.66%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
6.56%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
9.26 pts
lower than
England
School
6.56%
Harlow
17.47%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.55%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.26 pts
lower than
England
School
0.55%
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
99.0%
10.9 pts
above England
Fawbert and Barnard's Primary School
99.0%
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.