Passmores Academy
Tracyes Road, Harlow, CM18 6JH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE PASSMORES CO-OPERATIVE LEARNING COMMUNITY
- Principal
- Natalie Christie
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Passmores Co-operative Learning Community
- Constituency
- Harlow
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 1,199
- URN
- 137445
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01279770800
About this school
Passmores Academy is a secondary academy in Harlow. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,199 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. 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 15 February 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 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 234 | 233 | 234 |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.2 | 37.6 | 34.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.53 -0.71 to -0.34 | -0.67 -0.85 to -0.49 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 28% | 24.5% | 21.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 45% | 54.1% | 41.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 11% | 15% | 12.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Passmores Academy 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 | 39.2 | 43.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 37.6 | 41.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 34.8 | 42.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,202 |
| 2023/24 | 1,204 |
| 2024/25 | 1,205 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Passmores Academy compares
Passmores Academy ranked 74th of 78 secondary schools in Essex for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 27% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 34.8 | 11.7% | 31.9% | 1,199 | — |
| St Mark's West Essex Catholic School | 46.3 | 6.7% | 22.1% | 1,099 | 1.0 miles |
| Sir Frederick Gibberd College | 44 | 8.8% | 29% | 880 | 1.1 miles |
| Bmat Stem Academy | 28.1 | 14.3% | 38.7% | 240 | 1.4 miles |
| Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow | 38.9 | 11.5% | 36.6% | 978 | 1.4 miles |
| Burnt Mill Academy | 45.2 | 8.6% | 31.3% | 959 | 1.5 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)
- 31.87%
- English as an additional language
- 7.6%
- Overall absence
- 11.68%
- Persistent absence
- 30.61%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mark's West Essex Catholic School1.0 miles
Secondary · Harlow
-
Sir Frederick Gibberd College1.1 miles
Secondary · Harlow
-
Bmat Stem Academy1.4 miles
Secondary · Harlow
-
Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow1.4 miles
Secondary · Harlow
-
Burnt Mill Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · Harlow
Other schools in Harlow
Passmores Academy ranks 6th of the 7 ranked secondary schools in Harlow.
- Bmat Stem Academy Secondary
- Burnt Mill Academy Secondary
- Mark Hall Academy Secondary
- Sir Frederick Gibberd College Secondary
- St Mark's West Essex Catholic School Secondary
- Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow Secondary
- Abbotsweld Primary Academy Primary
- Church Langley Community Primary School 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Passmores Academy teach?
- Passmores Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Harlow.
- Who is the principal of Passmores Academy?
- The principal of Passmores Academy is Natalie Christie, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Passmores Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Passmores Academy, 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 Passmores Academy?
- Passmores Academy has 1,199 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Passmores Academy full?
- Passmores Academy has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 1,199 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Passmores Academy a faith school?
- No. Passmores Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Passmores Academy a selective school?
- No. Passmores Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Passmores Academy?
- Passmores Academy is part of THE PASSMORES CO-OPERATIVE LEARNING COMMUNITY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Passmores Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 39.2 in 2022/23 and 34.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Passmores Academy rank locally?
- Passmores Academy ranked 74th of 78 secondary schools in Essex for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 27% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Passmores Academy's absence rate?
- Passmores Academy's overall absence rate is 11.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Passmores Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Passmores Academy'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 1 July 2026.