Harlowbury Primary School 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 28/09/2012. 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 5.4%, which is 1.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Watlington Road, Harlow

School Information

Address: Watlington Road, Harlow, CM17 0DX
Website: www.harlowbury.essex.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01279423444
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Victoria Early
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 144664

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 28/09/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 182
Number of Boys: 103
Number of Girls: 79

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.6 Confidence interval -0.6 to 3.9
Writing
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -1.3 to 2.8
Maths
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -1.5 to 2.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:45%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:100
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Harlowbury Primary School
Watlington Road , Old Harlow CM17 0DX
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Fawbert and Barnard's Primary School
London Road , CM17 0DA
3out of 4 873 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Churchgate Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Harlow
Hobbs Cross Road , CM17 0LB
3out of 4 965 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Newhall Primary Academy
Round House Way , CM17 9SF
- not rated 1,458 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School
Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery
Mowbray Road , CM20 2LS
3out of 4 1,898 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Mark Hall Academy
First Avenue , CM17 9LR
- not rated 1,146 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Burnt Mill Academy
First Avenue , CM20 2NR
4out of 4 2,788 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Nicholas School
Hillingdon House , Hobbs Cross Road CM17 0NJ
- not rated 1,037 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.