1
Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery
Harlow • Essex • CM19 4BU
1
5 Feb 2020
Top 10 Primary schools in Harlow
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2018)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the town of Harlow. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
29
Outstanding
1
Good
25
Median inspection year
2018
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 4% · G: 89% · RI: 7% · I: 0%
2
Churchgate Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Harlow
Harlow • Essex • CM17 0LB
2
24 Jun 2024
3
St Luke's Catholic Academy
Harlow • Essex • CM19 4LU
2
23 Jan 2024
4
Milwards Primary School and Nursery
Harlow • Essex • CM19 4QX
2
13 Dec 2023
5
Matching Green Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Harlow • Essex • CM17 0QB
2
13 Sep 2023
6
Jerounds Primary Academy
Harlow • Essex • CM19 4PH
2
27 Nov 2022
7
Harlowbury Primary School
Harlow • Essex • CM17 0DX
2
11 May 2022
8
Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery
Harlow • Essex • CM20 2LS
2
5 May 2022
9
Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery
Harlow • Essex • CM19 5NJ
2
17 Jan 2022
10
Potter Street Academy
Harlow • Essex • CM17 9EU
2
18 Jul 2019
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Pemberley Academy 2 • Jun 2018
- St James Church of England Primary School 2 • Feb 2018
- Longwood Primary Academy 2 • Dec 2017
- Latton Green Primary Academy 2 • Dec 2017
- Abbotsweld Primary Academy 2 • Oct 2017
- Water Lane Primary Academy 2 • Jul 2017
- William Martin Church of England Infant and Nursery School 2 • Nov 2016
- Kingsmoor Academy 2 • Jul 2016
- Roydon Primary Academy 2 • Sep 2015
- Purford Green Primary School 2 • Jun 2015