Freshwaters Primary Academy is a primary school located in Harlow. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 24/04/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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School Lane, Harlow

School Information

Address: School Lane, Harlow, CM20 3QA
Website: http://www.freshwatersacademy.org/
Telephone: 01279454688
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Jackie Diggle
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 139398

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 24/04/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 299
Number of Pupils: 421
Number of Boys: 204
Number of Girls: 217

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -1.1 to 2.4
Writing
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -2.3 to 0.9
Maths
Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -2.8 to 0.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:58%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:11%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Freshwaters Primary Academy
School Lane , CM20 3QA 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
The Downs Primary School and Nursery
The Hides , CM20 3RB 		3out of 4 510 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Alban's Catholic Academy
First Avenue , CM20 2NP 		3out of 4 604 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Cooks Spinney Primary Academy and Nursery
Cooks Spinney , CM20 3BW 		3out of 4 1,036 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Pemberley Academy
Hodings Road , CM20 1NW 		3out of 4 1,350 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Burnt Mill Academy
First Avenue , CM20 2NR 		4out of 4 570 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bmat Stem Academy
Velizy Avenue , CM20 3EZ 		2out of 4 581 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
St Mark's West Essex Catholic School
Tripton Road , CM18 6AA 		3out of 4 980 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Sir Frederick Gibberd College
Tendring Road , CM18 6RN 		- not rated 1,649 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Mark Hall Academy
First Avenue , CM17 9LR 		- not rated 2,084 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Harlow College
Velizy Avenue , CM20 3LH 		- not rated 528 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Harlow Fields School and College
Tendring Road , CM18 6RN 		3out of 4 1,600 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Beckmead Moundwood Academy
Commonside Road , CM18 7EZ 		- not rated 2,666 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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