OFSTED
20 May 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
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
362
331 full-time ·
31 part-time
Female pupils
182
50.3% of pupils
Male pupils
180
49.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
0.2 pts
below England
School
24.6%
Harlow
25.3%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
24.7 pts
above England
School
45.0%
Harlow
23.2%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
5.6 pts
above England
School
6.6%
Harlow
2.3%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
35.9%
130
African
12.4%
45
Any other White background
11.0%
40
Indian
9.9%
36
Pakistani
4.4%
16
Bangladeshi
3.9%
14
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
21.3%
77 of
362 pupils
0.4 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.3 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
71.0%
Reading
2.8 pts below England
School
71.0%
Harlow
76.2%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
57.0%
Writing
13.3 pts below England
School
57.0%
Harlow
71.5%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
59.0%
Maths
13.0 pts below England
School
59.0%
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
5.77%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.45 pts
lower than
England
School
5.77%
Harlow
6.66%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
15.04%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.77 pts
lower than
England
School
15.04%
Harlow
17.47%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.11%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.69 pts
lower than
England
School
1.11%
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
86.2%
2.0 pts
below England
The Downs Primary School and Nursery
86.2%
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.