Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow
Parnall Road, Harlow, CM18 7NQ
978 pupils · 93% of 1,050 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE PASSMORES CO-OPERATIVE LEARNING COMMUNITY
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 36.6%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 May 2024, published 19 June 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 38.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 31% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 52.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 52.4% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.83 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 171 | 142 | 283 | 154 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 176 | 135 | 296 | 155 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 210 | 168 | 383 | 196 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 166 | 151 | 352 | 156 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 183 | 148 | 372 | 173 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 188 | 161 | 390 | 172 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 208 | 233 | 502 | 208 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 199 | 264 | 522 | 199 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Sir Frederick Gibberd College 1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- St Mark's West Essex Catholic School 1.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Bmat Stem Academy 2.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Passmores Academy 2.2 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Burnt Mill Academy 3.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Mark Hall Academy 4.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.