Abbotsweld Primary Academy
Partridge Road, Harlow, CM18 6TE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NET ACADEMIES TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Katherine Benson
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- NET Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Harlow
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 307
- URN
- 141380
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01279630120
About this school
Abbotsweld Primary Academy is a primary academy in Harlow. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 307 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Abbotsweld 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. 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 9 March 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 | 44 | 45 | 45 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 73% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 7% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 61% | 80% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 52% | 82% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 80% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.60 | - | - |
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 Abbotsweld 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 | 73% | 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 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 289 |
| 2023/24 | 306 |
| 2024/25 | 308 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Abbotsweld Primary Academy compares
Abbotsweld Primary Academy ranked 118th 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 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 4.7% | 32.5% | 307 | — |
| St Luke's Catholic Academy | 53% | 3.7% | 15.6% | 231 | 0.4 miles |
| William Martin Church of England Junior School | 60% | 5.6% | 35.5% | 234 | 0.5 miles |
| Longwood Primary Academy | 77% | 5.1% | 40.7% | 423 | 0.6 miles |
| William Martin Church of England Infant and Nursery School | — | 6.1% | 26.4% | 185 | 0.6 miles |
| Jerounds Primary Academy | 76% | 3.9% | 29.3% | 390 | 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)
- 32.47%
- English as an additional language
- 27.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.73%
- Persistent absence
- 13.99%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Luke's Catholic Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Harlow
-
William Martin Church of England Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Harlow
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Longwood Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Harlow
-
William Martin Church of England Infant and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Harlow
-
Jerounds Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Harlow
Other schools in Harlow
Abbotsweld Primary Academy ranks 9th of the 30 ranked primary schools in Harlow.
- 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
- Latton Green Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Abbotsweld Primary Academy teach?
- Abbotsweld Primary Academy teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Harlow.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Abbotsweld Primary Academy?
- The executive headteacher of Abbotsweld Primary Academy is Mrs Katherine Benson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Abbotsweld Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Abbotsweld 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 Abbotsweld Primary Academy?
- Abbotsweld Primary Academy has 307 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Abbotsweld Primary Academy full?
- Abbotsweld Primary Academy has capacity for 315 pupils and 307 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Abbotsweld Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Abbotsweld Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Abbotsweld Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Abbotsweld Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Abbotsweld Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Abbotsweld 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.
- How have Abbotsweld 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 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 Abbotsweld Primary Academy compare with other schools in Essex?
- Abbotsweld Primary Academy ranked 118th 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 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Abbotsweld Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Abbotsweld Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Abbotsweld Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Abbotsweld 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.