# Water Lane Primary Academy

Water Lane Primary Academy is a primary school in Harlow, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 198 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E141194. [Harlow](https://openindex.co.uk/harlow)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 198
- Council: Harlow
- URN: 141194

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, May 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 11 May 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, 36% of pupils at Water Lane Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Essex and 62% in England.
4% 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 | 36% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 4% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 97 | 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.

- [Milwards Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/milwards-primary-school-and-nursery-e144631): 840 m. Primary. Good (overall), November 2023. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/katherines-primary-academy-and-nursery-e144823): 980 m. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Kingsmoor Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingsmoor-academy-e138996): 1.1 km. Primary. Standards maintained, April 2025. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Jerounds Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/jerounds-primary-academy-e145557): 1.2 km. Primary. Good (overall), October 2022. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stewards-academy-science-specialist-harlow-e137552): 1.5 km. Secondary. Requires improvement (overall), May 2024. Attainment 8 of 40.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St Luke's Catholic Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-lukes-catholic-academy-e139577): 1.5 km. Primary. Good (overall), December 2023. 53% 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/141194)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/141194)

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