Primary schools in Harlow

There are 31 primary schools in Harlow (Essex), teaching 9,415 pupils. Of the 31 with a score, 13 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 9 do worse.

Best in England Secondary schools in Harlow All schools in Harlow

Pupils from low-income families25%average across these schools

Doing better than similar schools13 of 31scored schools in the top two bands

New-style Ofsted report cards2inspected since November 2025

Good or outstanding (old grades)201 requires improvement or inadequate

Full or nearly full9 of 31schools with 98% or more of places taken

Average class size27.4one-teacher classes, January census

Free breakfast clubs4schools on the government programme

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

Primary schools (31)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#	School	Pupils	Low income	Ofsted	Score	Likely range
1	Hare Street Community Primary School and NurseryCouncil · ages 3-11	454	29%	Outstanding 2020	94	89 to 97
2	Henry Moore Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 5-11	555	11%	Not inspected	88	78 to 94
3	Jerounds Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11	390	27%	Good 2022	88	78 to 93
4	Tany's Dell Primary School and NurseryAcademy · ages 3-11	437	31%	Good 2022	85	73 to 92
5	Potter Street AcademyAcademy · ages 5-11	202	33%	Not inspected	82	61 to 92
6	Kingsmoor AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11	280	30%	Not inspected	76	52 to 89
7	Latton Green Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11	199	15%	Good 2023	75	53 to 88
8	Purford Green Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	229	25%	Not inspected	75	47 to 90
9	Katherines Primary Academy and NurseryAcademy · ages 3-11	234	28%	Report card 2026	74	52 to 87
10	Longwood Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11	423	41%	Good 2023	68	47 to 82
11	Milwards Primary School and NurseryAcademy · ages 3-11	226	31%	Good 2023	67	42 to 84
12	Church Langley Community Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 5-11	406	11%	Good 2024	67	50 to 80
13	Pemberley AcademyAcademy · ages 4-11	207	25%	Good 2024	65	40 to 83
14	Abbotsweld Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 5-11	307	32%	Good 2023	63	41 to 80
15	Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, HarlowAcademy · ages 5-11	412	17%	Good 2023	62	42 to 77
16	Pear Tree Mead AcademyAcademy · ages 2-11	460	24%	Good 2023	58	39 to 75
17	Matching Green Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	92	11%	Good 2023	56	23 to 83
18	Freshwaters Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11	413	37%	Not inspected	55	32 to 75
19	St Alban's Catholic AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11	227	15%	Not inspected	50	22 to 77
20	St James Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 5-11	211	24%	Good 2023	49	26 to 72
21	St Luke's Catholic AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11	231	16%	Good 2023	36	18 to 61
22	William Martin Church of England Infant and Nursery SchoolAcademy · ages 3-7	185	18%	Good 2022	35	15 to 63
23	Harlowbury Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	184	14%	Report card 2026	26	13 to 50
24	Newhall Primary AcademyFree school · ages 2-11	497	10%	Good 2023	25	12 to 47
25	William Martin Church of England Junior SchoolAcademy · ages 7-11	234	37%	Good 2022	21	12 to 37
26	Roydon Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 4-11	173	25%	Good 2024	19	8 to 39
27	Churchgate Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, HarlowChurch of England · ages 5-11	192	15%	Good 2024	18	8 to 37
28	The Downs Primary School and NurseryAcademy · ages 3-11	362	27%	No overall grade 2025	16	8 to 28
29	Little Parndon Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 4-11	352	38%	Requires improvement 2023	9	5 to 16
30	Cooks Spinney Primary Academy and NurseryAcademy · ages 3-11	443	46%	No overall grade 2024	7	4 to 13
31	Water Lane Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 4-11	198	32%	Good 2023	5	2 to 11

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About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.