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Education in Harlow

District

The south west of the East of England. 98,543 people in 31 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Harlow, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

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Harlow had 42 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

CouncilGreat Britain only
42
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Harlow had 42 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: Harlow among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Harlow is 42.

Schools

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Published as points, so there is no single figure for Harlow. The map shows each one.

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Schools in Harlow

Harlow has 42 open schools: 30 primary, 7 secondary, 2 special, 1 sixth form and further education, 1 independent and 1 pupil referral and alternative provision.

Outstanding
1
Good
10
Requires improvement
2
Inadequate
0

13 of the 40 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between January 2020 and May 2024.

3 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

6 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in Harlow

1 school had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery (January 2020).

Primary (30)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Abbotsweld Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led5 to 11307School remains Good, March 202373% met KS2 standard
Church Langley Community Primary SchoolCommunity school5 to 11406School remains Good, January 202473% met KS2 standard
Churchgate Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, HarlowVoluntary aided school5 to 11192Good (overall), May 202435% met KS2 standard
Cooks Spinney Primary Academy and NurseryAcademy sponsor led3 to 11443Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade38% met KS2 standard
Fawbert and Barnard's Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11208School remains Good, February 202252% met KS2 standard
Freshwaters Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led3 to 11413Standards maintained, January 202562% met KS2 standard
Hare Street Community Primary School and NurseryCommunity school3 to 11454Standards maintained, March 2025Outstanding (overall), January 202085% met KS2 standard
Harlowbury Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11184Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met65% met KS2 standard
Henry Moore Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11555Standards maintained, October 202478% met KS2 standard
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, HarlowAcademy converter5 to 11412School remains Good, March 202367% met KS2 standard
Jerounds Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led3 to 11390Good (overall), October 202276% met KS2 standard
Katherines Primary Academy and NurseryAcademy sponsor led3 to 11234Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met73% met KS2 standard
Kingsmoor AcademyAcademy sponsor led3 to 11280Standards maintained, April 202579% met KS2 standard
Latton Green Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led3 to 11199School remains Good, April 202376% met KS2 standard
Little Parndon Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led4 to 11352Requires improvement (overall), June 202360% met KS2 standard
Longwood Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led3 to 11423School remains Good, April 202377% met KS2 standard
Milwards Primary School and NurseryAcademy sponsor led3 to 11226Good (overall), November 202377% met KS2 standard
Newhall Primary AcademyFree schools2 to 11497Good (overall), January 202367% met KS2 standard
Pear Tree Mead AcademyAcademy converter2 to 11460School remains Good, February 202362% met KS2 standard
Pemberley AcademyAcademy sponsor led4 to 11207School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, January 202467% met KS2 standard
Potter Street AcademyAcademy sponsor led5 to 11202Standards maintained, November 202471% met KS2 standard
Purford Green Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11229Standards maintained, November 202472% met KS2 standard
St Alban's Catholic AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11227Standards maintained, October 202457% met KS2 standard
St James Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11211School remains Good, October 202353% met KS2 standard
St Luke's Catholic AcademyAcademy sponsor led3 to 11231Good (overall), December 202353% met KS2 standard
Tany's Dell Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter3 to 11437Good (overall), February 202283% met KS2 standard
The Downs Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter3 to 11362Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade52% met KS2 standard
Water Lane Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led4 to 11198School remains Good, May 202336% met KS2 standard
William Martin Church of England Infant and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter3 to 7185School remains Good, September 2022
William Martin Church of England Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led7 to 11234Good (overall), September 202260% met KS2 standard

Secondary (7)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Bmat Stem AcademyUniversity technical college14 to 19240Good (overall), January 2023Attainment 8: 29.9
Burnt Mill AcademyAcademy converter11 to 16959Good (overall), February 2023Attainment 8: 47.2
Mark Hall AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 16867Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 37.8
Passmores AcademyAcademy converter11 to 161,199School remains Good, February 2024Attainment 8: 36.2
Sir Frederick Gibberd CollegeFree schools11 to 19880Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 44.7
St Mark's West Essex Catholic SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,099Good (overall), February 2023Attainment 8: 50.0
Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, HarlowAcademy converter11 to 16978Requires improvement (overall), May 2024Attainment 8: 40.1

Special (2)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Harlow Fields School and CollegeCommunity special school3 to 19213Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade
The Greenwell AcademyFree schools special7 to 1619Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met

Sixth form and further education (1)

SchoolTypeAgesLatest Ofsted inspection
Harlow CollegeFurther education16 to 99Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Independent (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Saint Nicholas SchoolOther independent school2 to 16439Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Pupil referral and alternative provision (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Beckmead Moundwood AcademyFree schools alternative provision4 to 1665Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.