Purford Green Primary School
Primary schoolPurford Green Primary School is a primary school in Harlow, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 229 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, November 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 27 November 2024
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, 72% of pupils at Purford Green Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Essex and 62% in England.
17% 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 | 72% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 17% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 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- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, HarlowPrimary. School remains Good, March 2023. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)430 m
- Passmores AcademySecondary. School remains Good, February 2024. Attainment 8 of 36.2 (2025/26, provisional)480 m
- William Martin Church of England Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, September 2022710 m
- Pear Tree Mead AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, February 2023. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)730 m
- Potter Street AcademyPrimary. Standards maintained, November 2024. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)740 m
- William Martin Church of England Junior SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), September 2022. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)930 m
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).