Longwood Primary Academy
Paringdon Road, Harlow, CM18 7RQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NET ACADEMIES TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Monica Holland
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- NET Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Harlow
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 423
- URN
- 141379
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01279866155
About this school
Longwood Primary Academy is a primary academy in Harlow. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 423 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Longwood Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 20 April 2023, 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 | 48 | 55 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 76% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 7% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 80% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 82% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 73% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
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 Longwood 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 | 52% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 422 |
| 2023/24 | 436 |
| 2024/25 | 425 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Longwood Primary Academy compares
Longwood Primary Academy ranked 76th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 5.1% | 40.7% | 423 | — |
| St James Church of England Primary School | 53% | 5.3% | 23.3% | 211 | 0.2 miles |
| Kingsmoor Academy | 79% | 5% | 30.7% | 280 | 0.5 miles |
| Abbotsweld Primary Academy | 73% | 4.7% | 32.5% | 307 | 0.6 miles |
| Latton Green Primary Academy | 76% | 4% | 18.4% | 199 | 0.6 miles |
| Milwards Primary School and Nursery | 77% | 3.8% | 32.5% | 226 | 0.6 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)
- 40.66%
- English as an additional language
- 32.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.07%
- Persistent absence
- 12.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St James Church of England Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Harlow
-
Kingsmoor Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Harlow
-
Abbotsweld Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Harlow
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Latton Green Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Harlow
-
Milwards Primary School and Nursery0.6 miles
Primary · Harlow
Other schools in Harlow
Longwood Primary Academy ranks 6th 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 ages does Longwood Primary Academy teach?
- Longwood Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Harlow.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Longwood Primary Academy?
- The executive headteacher of Longwood Primary Academy is Mrs Monica Holland, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Longwood Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Longwood 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 many pupils are at Longwood Primary Academy?
- Longwood Primary Academy has 423 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Longwood Primary Academy full?
- Longwood Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 423 on roll (101%), 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 Longwood Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Longwood Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Longwood Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Longwood Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Longwood Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Longwood Primary Academy is part of NET ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Longwood Primary Academy have?
- The schools register lists Longwood Primary Academy's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Longwood Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Longwood Primary Academy compare with other schools in Essex?
- Longwood Primary Academy ranked 76th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Longwood Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Longwood Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Longwood Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Longwood 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.