Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery
Brookside, Harlow, CM19 5NJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NET ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jeannette Harman
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- NET Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Harlow
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 234
- URN
- 144823
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01279421495
About this school
Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery is a primary academy in Harlow. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 234 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery, 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 | 42 | 40 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 67% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% | 10% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 88% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 88% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 88% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +5.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.30 | - | - |
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 Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery 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 | 75% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 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 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 294 |
| 2023/24 | 271 |
| 2024/25 | 251 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery compares
Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery ranked 119th 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 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 4.6% | 31.4% | 234 | — |
| Jerounds Primary Academy | 76% | 3.9% | 29.3% | 390 | 0.5 miles |
| Water Lane Primary Academy | 36% | 6.6% | 32.1% | 198 | 0.6 miles |
| St Luke's Catholic Academy | 53% | 3.7% | 15.6% | 231 | 0.7 miles |
| Milwards Primary School and Nursery | 77% | 3.8% | 32.5% | 226 | 0.8 miles |
| Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery | 85% | 5.7% | 34.9% | 454 | 0.8 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
-
Graded inspection report17 March 2026
- 23 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.42%
- English as an additional language
- 35.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.59%
- Persistent absence
- 11.27%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Jerounds Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Harlow
-
Water Lane Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Harlow
-
St Luke's Catholic Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Harlow
-
Milwards Primary School and Nursery0.8 miles
Primary · Harlow
-
Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery0.8 miles
Primary · Harlow
Other schools in Harlow
Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery ranks 10th 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
- Kingsmoor Academy Primary
- Latton Green Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery teach?
- Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Harlow.
- Who is the headteacher of Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery is Mrs Jeannette Harman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery, 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 Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery?
- Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery has 234 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery full?
- Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery has capacity for 315 pupils and 234 on roll (74%), 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 Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- Is Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery part of an academy trust?
- Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery 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 Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% 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 Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery compare with other schools in Essex?
- Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery ranked 119th 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 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery's absence rate?
- Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery'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 15 July 2026.