Harlowbury Primary School
Watlington Road, Harlow, CM17 0DX
184 pupils · 88% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- NET ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 13.6%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 16 June 2026, published 19 July 2026. 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 | 65% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“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 | 30 | 22 | 71 | 29 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 29 | 19 | 47 | 24 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 29 | 74 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 19 | 63 | 29 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 27 | 63 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 26 | 20 | 47 | 24 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 19 | 12 | 56 | 16 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 16 | 15 | 56 | 15 |
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
- Fawbert and Barnard's Primary School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Churchgate Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Harlow 0.9 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Newhall Primary Academy 1.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery 1.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Church Langley Community Primary School 2.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Cooks Spinney Primary Academy and Nursery 2.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
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.