Freshwaters Primary Academy
School Lane, Harlow, CM20 3QA
413 pupils · 93% of 446 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- BMAT EDUCATION
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 36.8%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2025) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
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 22 January 2025, published 4 March 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 62% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 5% |
“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 — 0.84 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 57 | 48 | 111 | 57 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 47 | 40 | 90 | 45 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 44 | 38 | 103 | 43 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 44 | 38 | 81 | 43 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 53 | 36 | 93 | 47 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 44 | 42 | 92 | 43 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 53 | 44 | 95 | 47 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 42 | 42 | 122 | 42 |
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
- The Downs Primary School and Nursery 0.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Alban's Catholic Academy 0.6 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Cooks Spinney Primary Academy and Nursery 1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Pemberley Academy 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery 1.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- William Martin Church of England Junior School 1.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
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.