Jerounds Primary Academy
Pyenest Road, Harlow, CM19 4PH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NET ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Laura Ciftci
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- NET Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Harlow
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 390
- URN
- 145557
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01279423485
About this school
Jerounds Primary Academy is a primary academy in Harlow. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 390 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Jerounds 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
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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 57 | 61 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 72% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 8% | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 79% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 80% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 79% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.70 | - | - |
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 Jerounds 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 | 53% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 359 |
| 2023/24 | 393 |
| 2024/25 | 396 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Jerounds Primary Academy compares
Jerounds Primary Academy ranked 79th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 3.9% | 29.3% | 390 | — |
| St Luke's Catholic Academy | 53% | 3.7% | 15.6% | 231 | 0.2 miles |
| Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery | 73% | 4.6% | 31.4% | 234 | 0.5 miles |
| Kingsmoor Academy | 79% | 5% | 30.7% | 280 | 0.5 miles |
| Milwards Primary School and Nursery | 77% | 3.8% | 32.5% | 226 | 0.6 miles |
| Abbotsweld Primary Academy | 73% | 4.7% | 32.5% | 307 | 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)
- 29.29%
- English as an additional language
- 28.3%
- Overall absence
- 3.93%
- Persistent absence
- 7.88%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Luke's Catholic Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Harlow
-
Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery0.5 miles
Primary · Harlow
-
Kingsmoor Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Harlow
-
Milwards Primary School and Nursery0.6 miles
Primary · Harlow
-
Abbotsweld Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Harlow
Other schools in Harlow
Jerounds Primary Academy ranks 7th 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
- Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery Primary
- Kingsmoor Academy Primary
- Latton Green Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Jerounds Primary Academy teach?
- Jerounds Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Harlow.
- Who is the headteacher of Jerounds Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Jerounds Primary Academy is Mrs Laura Ciftci, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Jerounds Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Jerounds 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 Jerounds Primary Academy?
- Jerounds Primary Academy has 390 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Jerounds Primary Academy full?
- Jerounds Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 390 on roll (93%), 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 Jerounds Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Jerounds Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Jerounds Primary Academy a selective school?
- No. Jerounds Primary Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Jerounds Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Jerounds Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Jerounds Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Jerounds 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 Jerounds Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Jerounds Primary Academy compare with other schools in Essex?
- Jerounds Primary Academy ranked 79th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Jerounds Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Jerounds Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Jerounds Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Jerounds 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 10 July 2026.