Church Langley Community Primary School
Church Langley Way, Church Langley, Harlow, CM17 9TH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Stacey Ward
- Constituency
- Harlow
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 505
- Pupils on roll
- 406
- URN
- 131209
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01279629427
About this school
Church Langley Community Primary School is a community primary school in Harlow. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 406 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Church Langley Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 25 January 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 85 | 86 | 86 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 65% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 5% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 87% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 81% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 94% | 87% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.80 | - | - |
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 Church Langley Community Primary School 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 | 73% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 489 |
| 2023/24 | 470 |
| 2024/25 | 436 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Church Langley Community Primary School compares
Church Langley Community Primary School ranked 122nd of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 4.3% | 11% | 406 | — |
| Henry Moore Primary School | 78% | 3.4% | 11.2% | 555 | 0.5 miles |
| Newhall Primary Academy | 67% | 5.5% | 13.9% | 497 | 0.6 miles |
| Cooks Spinney Primary Academy and Nursery | 38% | 7.7% | 51.6% | 443 | 0.6 miles |
| Purford Green Primary School | 72% | 4.5% | 32.7% | 229 | 0.7 miles |
| Potter Street Academy | 71% | 4.2% | 35.4% | 202 | 0.7 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)
- 11.01%
- English as an additional language
- 13.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.26%
- Persistent absence
- 6.87%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Henry Moore Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Harlow
-
Newhall Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Harlow
-
Cooks Spinney Primary Academy and Nursery0.6 miles
Primary · Harlow
-
Purford Green Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Harlow
-
Potter Street Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Harlow
Other schools in Harlow
Church Langley Community Primary School ranks 11th of the 30 ranked primary schools in Harlow.
- Abbotsweld Primary Academy Primary
- Churchgate Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Harlow Primary
- Cooks Spinney Primary Academy and Nursery Primary
- Freshwaters Primary Academy Primary
- Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Harlowbury Primary School Primary
- Henry Moore Primary School Primary
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Harlow Primary
- Jerounds Primary Academy Primary
- Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery Primary
- Kingsmoor Academy Primary
- Latton Green Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Church Langley Community Primary School teach?
- Church Langley Community Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Harlow.
- Who is the headteacher of Church Langley Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Church Langley Community Primary School is Mrs Stacey Ward, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Church Langley Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Church Langley Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Church Langley Community Primary School?
- Church Langley Community Primary School has 406 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Church Langley Community Primary School full?
- Church Langley Community Primary School has capacity for 505 pupils and 406 on roll (80%), 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 Church Langley Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Church Langley Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Church Langley Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Church Langley Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Church Langley Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Church Langley Community Primary School compare with other schools in Essex?
- Church Langley Community Primary School ranked 122nd of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Church Langley Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Church Langley Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Church Langley Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Church Langley Community Primary School'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.