The Greenwell Academy
Commonside Road, Harlow, CM18 7EZ
- Phase
- Free Schools
- School type
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 7 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE BECKMEAD TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Lucy Goodman
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Harlow
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 64
- Pupils on roll
- 19
- URN
- 149745
- Local authority
- Essex
- Telephone
- 01279746845
About this school
The Greenwell Academy is a special academy in Harlow. It teaches children aged 7 to 16 and has 19 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected The Greenwell Academy under its current framework. 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
The Greenwell Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2023, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - |
| Expected standard in reading | - | - |
| Expected standard in maths | - | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 1 |
| Attainment 8 score | - |
| Progress 8 score | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Greenwell 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 18.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 20.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 11 |
| 2024/25 | 16 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 56.25%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 20.43%
- Persistent absence
- 55.56%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Beckmead Moundwood Academy0.0 miles
Free Schools · Harlow
-
Harlow Fields School and College0.7 miles
Special schools · Harlow
-
Saint Nicholas School2.7 miles
Independent schools · Essex
-
Open Box Education Centre3.5 miles
Independent schools · Essex
-
The Tower School3.7 miles
Special schools
Other schools in Harlow
- Beckmead Moundwood Academy Free Schools
- Harlow Fields School and College Special 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 The Greenwell Academy teach?
- The Greenwell Academy teaches children aged 7 to 16. It is a special school in Harlow.
- Who is the headteacher of The Greenwell Academy?
- The headteacher of The Greenwell Academy is Ms Lucy Goodman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Greenwell Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Greenwell Academy under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is The Greenwell Academy?
- The Greenwell Academy has 19 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 16.
- Is The Greenwell Academy full?
- The Greenwell Academy has capacity for 64 pupils and 19 on roll (30%), 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 The Greenwell Academy a faith school?
- No. The Greenwell Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is The Greenwell Academy a selective school?
- No. The Greenwell Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs The Greenwell Academy?
- The Greenwell 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.
- What is The Greenwell Academy's absence rate?
- The Greenwell Academy's overall absence rate is 20.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Greenwell Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Greenwell 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 3 July 2026.