Little Parndon Primary Academy
Park Mead, Harlow, CM20 1PU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- BMAT EDUCATION
- Head of School
- Mrs Wendy Green
- Sponsor
- BMAT Education
- Constituency
- Harlow
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 352
- URN
- 140019
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01279425600
About this school
Little Parndon Primary Academy is a primary academy in Harlow. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 352 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 56 | 59 | 50 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 47% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 0% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 71% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% | 58% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 55% | 68% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 100.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.40 | - | - |
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 Little Parndon Primary 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 | 43% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 408 |
| 2023/24 | 404 |
| 2024/25 | 361 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Little Parndon Primary Academy compares
Little Parndon Primary Academy ranked 242nd of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 6% | 37.1% | 352 | — |
| Pemberley Academy | 67% | 5.8% | 26.4% | 207 | 0.2 miles |
| Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery | 85% | 5.7% | 34.9% | 454 | 0.5 miles |
| The Downs Primary School and Nursery | 52% | 5.8% | 34.9% | 362 | 0.8 miles |
| Freshwaters Primary Academy | 62% | 6.5% | 40.1% | 413 | 1.0 miles |
| St Alban's Catholic Academy | 57% | 4.7% | 16.8% | 227 | 1.2 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.
Inspection history
- 7 June 2023
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Ungraded inspection report10 March 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.12%
- English as an additional language
- 26.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.96%
- Persistent absence
- 16.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Pemberley Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Harlow
-
Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery0.5 miles
Primary · Harlow
-
The Downs Primary School and Nursery0.8 miles
Primary · Harlow
-
Freshwaters Primary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Harlow
-
St Alban's Catholic Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Harlow
Other schools in Harlow
Little Parndon Primary Academy ranks 20th of the 30 ranked primary schools in Harlow.
- 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
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Little Parndon Primary Academy teach?
- Little Parndon Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Harlow.
- Who is the head of school of Little Parndon Primary Academy?
- The head of school of Little Parndon Primary Academy is Mrs Wendy Green, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Little Parndon Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Little Parndon Primary 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 Little Parndon Primary Academy?
- Little Parndon Primary Academy has 352 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Little Parndon Primary Academy full?
- Little Parndon Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 352 on roll (84%), 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 Little Parndon Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Little Parndon Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Little Parndon Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Little Parndon Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Little Parndon Primary Academy?
- Little Parndon Primary Academy is part of BMAT EDUCATION. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Little Parndon Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 43% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Little Parndon Primary Academy rank locally?
- Little Parndon Primary Academy ranked 242nd of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Little Parndon Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Little Parndon Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Little Parndon Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Little Parndon Primary 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.