Water Lane 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 15/06/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in maths is average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 5%, which is 1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Broadley Road, Harlow, CM19 5RD
Website: www.waterlaneprimary.co.uk/
Telephone: 01279417410
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Mr James Kenyon
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141194

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 15/06/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 190
Number of Boys: 106
Number of Girls: 84

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 2.6 Confidence interval 0 to 5.2
Writing
Well Above Average: 3.3 Confidence interval 0.9 to 5.7
Maths
Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -1.8 to 2.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:71%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Water Lane Primary Academy
Broadley Road , CM19 5RD 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Milwards Primary School and Nursery
Paringdon Road , CM19 4QX 		3out of 4 915 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery
Brookside , CM19 5NJ 		1out of 4 1,075 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Kingsmoor Academy
Ployters Road , CM18 7PS 		3out of 4 1,158 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Jerounds Primary Academy
Pyenest Road , CM19 4PH 		1out of 4 1,292 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow
Parnall Road , CM18 7NQ 		3out of 4 1,656 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Sir Frederick Gibberd College
Tendring Road , CM18 6RN 		- not rated 2,398 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Mark's West Essex Catholic School
Tripton Road , CM18 6AA 		3out of 4 3,085 yd Academy converter 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 2,594 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Beckmead Moundwood Academy
Commonside Road , CM18 7EZ 		- not rated 2,694 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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