Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery
Barrack Lane, Harwich, CO12 3NS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Rachel Anderson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Harwich and North Essex
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 222
- URN
- 114843
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01255245440
About this school
Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery is a community primary school in Harwich. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 222 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 30% | 30% | 31% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 53% | 50% | 52% |
| Expected standard in maths | 40% | 50% | 48% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 47% | 43% | 48% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 100.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 100.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 30% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 30% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 31% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 234 |
| 2023/24 | 227 |
| 2024/25 | 215 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery compares
Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery ranked 376th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 31% | 8% | 54% | 222 | — |
| The Mayflower Primary School | 48% | 7.5% | 47.8% | 356 | 0.8 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 53% | 4.6% | 15.2% | 114 | 1.0 miles |
| Spring Meadow Primary School & Nursery | — | — | — | 354 | 1.3 miles |
| All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Dovercourt | 67% | 5.4% | 33.3% | 194 | 1.4 miles |
| Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery | 64% | 7.5% | 29.9% | 445 | 1.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 54%
- English as an additional language
- 3.3%
- Overall absence
- 8.03%
- Persistent absence
- 22.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Mayflower Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Harwich
- 1.0 miles
-
Spring Meadow Primary School & Nursery1.3 miles
Primary · Harwich
-
All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Dovercourt1.4 miles
Primary · Harwich
-
Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery1.9 miles
Primary · Harwich
Other schools in Harwich
Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery ranks 5th of the 5 ranked primary schools in Harwich.
- All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Great Oakley Primary
- All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Dovercourt Primary
- Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Spring Meadow Primary School & Nursery Primary
- St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Ramsey Primary
- The Mayflower Primary School Primary
- Harwich and Dovercourt High School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery teach?
- Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Harwich.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery?
- The executive headteacher of Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery is Mrs Rachel Anderson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery?
- Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery has 222 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery full?
- Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 270 pupils and 222 on roll (82%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- How have Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 30% in 2022/23 and 31% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery rank locally?
- Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery ranked 376th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.