# Longwood Primary Academy

Longwood Primary Academy is a primary school in Harlow, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 423 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E141379. [Harlow](https://openindex.co.uk/harlow)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 423
- Council: Harlow
- URN: 141379

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, April 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 20 April 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, 77% of pupils at Longwood Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Essex and 62% in England.
5% 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 | 77% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 5% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 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.

- [St James Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-church-of-england-primary-school-e141657): 360 m. Primary. School remains Good, October 2023. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stewards-academy-science-specialist-harlow-e137552): 430 m. Secondary. Requires improvement (overall), May 2024. Attainment 8 of 40.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Beckmead Moundwood Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beckmead-moundwood-academy-e148008): 620 m. Pupil referral and alternative provision. Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade
- [The Greenwell Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-greenwell-academy-e149745): 670 m. Special. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met
- [Kingsmoor Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingsmoor-academy-e138996): 810 m. Primary. Standards maintained, April 2025. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Abbotsweld Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbotsweld-primary-academy-e141380): 900 m. Primary. School remains Good, March 2023. 73% 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/141379)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/141379)

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