Milwards Primary School and Nursery
Primary schoolMilwards Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Harlow, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 226 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), November 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 7 November 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 77% of pupils at Milwards Primary School and Nursery met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Essex and 62% in England.
7% 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 | 7% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 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
In a straight line- Kingsmoor AcademyPrimary. Standards maintained, April 2025. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)270 m
- St James Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, October 2023. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)720 m
- Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, HarlowSecondary. Requires improvement (overall), May 2024. Attainment 8 of 40.1 (2025/26, provisional)730 m
- Water Lane Primary AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, May 2023. 36% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)840 m
- Jerounds Primary AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), October 2022. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)930 m
- Longwood Primary AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, April 2023. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Harlow
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).