Schools in Harlow

About schools in Harlow

Harlow lists 42 schools, most of them primary schools. Its seven secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Older students can carry on at one sixth form or college.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

66%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 31 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

39.8

average Attainment 8 score, across the 7 schools with published results

Primary schools31

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Abbotsweld Primary Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 5 to 11

  73%

  expected standard
• Church Langley Community Primary School

  Community school · Ages 5 to 11

  73%

  expected standard
• Churchgate Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Harlow

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 5 to 11

  35%

  expected standard
• Cooks Spinney Primary Academy and Nursery

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  38%

  expected standard
• Freshwaters Primary Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  62%

  expected standard
• Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  85%

  expected standard
• Harlowbury Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  65%

  expected standard
• Henry Moore Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

  78%

  expected standard
• Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Harlow

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• Jerounds Primary Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  76%

  expected standard
• Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  73%

  expected standard
• Kingsmoor Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  79%

  expected standard
• Latton Green Primary Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  76%

  expected standard
• Little Parndon Primary Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  60%

  expected standard
• Longwood Primary Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  77%

  expected standard
• Matching Green Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  58%

  expected standard
• Milwards Primary School and Nursery

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  77%

  expected standard
• Newhall Primary Academy

  Free schools · Ages 2 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• Pear Tree Mead Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  62%

  expected standard
• Pemberley Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• Potter Street Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 5 to 11

  71%

  expected standard
• Purford Green Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  72%

  expected standard
• Roydon Primary Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  59%

  expected standard
• St Alban's Catholic Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• St James Church of England Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 5 to 11

  53%

  expected standard
• St Luke's Catholic Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  53%

  expected standard
• Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  83%

  expected standard
• The Downs Primary School and Nursery

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  52%

  expected standard
• Water Lane Primary Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  36%

  expected standard
• William Martin Church of England Infant and Nursery School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 7

• William Martin Church of England Junior School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 7 to 11

  60%

  expected standard

Secondary schools7

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Bmat Stem Academy

  University technical college · Ages 14 to 19

  28.1

  Attainment 8
• Burnt Mill Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  45.2

  Attainment 8
• Mark Hall Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  38.9

  Attainment 8
• Passmores Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  34.8

  Attainment 8
• Sir Frederick Gibberd College

  Free schools · Ages 11 to 19

  44.0

  Attainment 8
• St Mark's West Essex Catholic School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  46.3

  Attainment 8
• Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  38.9

  Attainment 8

Sixth forms and colleges1

• Harlow College

  Further education · Ages 16 to 99

Special schools and alternative provision3

• Beckmead Moundwood Academy

  Free schools alternative provision · Ages 4 to 16

• Harlow Fields School and College

  Community special school · Ages 3 to 19

• The Greenwell Academy

  Free schools special · Ages 7 to 16

Common questions about schools in Harlow

How many schools does Harlow have?

OfferDay lists 42 schools in Harlow, including 31 primary schools and seven secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Harlow?

Every school in Harlow is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Harlow ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Harlow where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 15 July 2026.