Beckmead Moundwood Academy
Commonside Road, Harlow, CM18 7EZ
- Phase
- Free Schools
- School type
- Free schools alternative provision
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE BECKMEAD TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Adrian Applewhite
- Constituency
- Harlow
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 89
- Pupils on roll
- 65
- URN
- 148008
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01279444101
About this school
Beckmead Moundwood Academy is a special academy in Harlow. It teaches children aged 4 to 16 and has 65 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Beckmead Moundwood 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 61 |
| 2023/24 | 68 |
| 2024/25 | 64 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 71.88%
- English as an additional language
- 4.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Greenwell Academy0.0 miles
Free Schools · Harlow
-
Harlow Fields School and College0.7 miles
Special schools · Harlow
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Saint Nicholas School2.7 miles
Independent schools · Essex
-
Open Box Education Centre3.6 miles
Independent schools · Essex
-
The Tower School3.8 miles
Special schools
Other schools in Harlow
- Harlow Fields School and College Special schools
- The Greenwell Academy Free Schools
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Beckmead Moundwood Academy teach?
- Beckmead Moundwood Academy teaches children aged 4 to 16. It is a special school in Harlow.
- Who is the headteacher of Beckmead Moundwood Academy?
- The headteacher of Beckmead Moundwood Academy is Mr Adrian Applewhite, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Beckmead Moundwood Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beckmead Moundwood 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 Beckmead Moundwood Academy?
- Beckmead Moundwood Academy has 65 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 16.
- Is Beckmead Moundwood Academy full?
- Beckmead Moundwood Academy has capacity for 89 pupils and 65 on roll (73%), 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 Beckmead Moundwood Academy a faith school?
- No. Beckmead Moundwood Academy has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Beckmead Moundwood Academy?
- Beckmead Moundwood Academy is part of THE BECKMEAD TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- Does Beckmead Moundwood Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Beckmead Moundwood Academy. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.