Little Parndon Primary Academy
Park Mead, Harlow, CM20 1PU
352 pupils · 84% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BMAT EDUCATION
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 37.5%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2023) — 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 7 June 2023, published 12 September 2023. 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 | 60% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 6% |
“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 — 0.73 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 48 | 35 | 82 | 44 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 31 | 27 | 58 | 29 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 55 | 42 | 112 | 52 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 53 | 122 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 42 | 130 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 58 | 46 | 120 | 58 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 43 | 115 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 59 | 42 | 122 | 56 |
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
- Pemberley Academy 0.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery 0.9 km · Outstanding (2020) · previous system
- The Downs Primary School and Nursery 1.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Freshwaters Primary Academy 1.6 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- St Alban's Catholic Academy 1.9 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- St Luke's Catholic Academy 1.9 km · Good (2023) · 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.