# Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Harlow

Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Harlow is a primary school in Harlow, for pupils aged 5 to 11.

It had 412 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E136967. [Harlow](https://openindex.co.uk/harlow)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 5 to 11
- Pupils: 412
- Council: Harlow
- URN: 136967

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, March 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 9 March 2023
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 67% of pupils at Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Harlow met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Essex and 62% in England.
6% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Essex | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 105 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Passmores Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/passmores-academy-e137445): 200 m. Secondary. School remains Good, February 2024. Attainment 8 of 36.2 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Pear Tree Mead Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pear-tree-mead-academy-e141304): 360 m. Primary. School remains Good, February 2023. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Purford Green Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/purford-green-primary-school-e139950): 430 m. Primary. Standards maintained, November 2024. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Potter Street Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/potter-street-academy-e139802): 620 m. Primary. Standards maintained, November 2024. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [William Martin Church of England Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-martin-church-of-england-infant-and-nursery-school-e145602): 640 m. Primary. School remains Good, September 2022
- [Latton Green Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/latton-green-primary-academy-e141381): 1 km. Primary. School remains Good, April 2023. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/136967)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/136967)

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