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Church Langley Community Primary School

Community school · Harlow · CM17 9TH

Ages 5–11 · 406 pupils · Essex

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

65%

Overall absence

4.1%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2024-03-18

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)65%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
109.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)6.6%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
3.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
424

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.96 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

54

Places offered

56

1st-preference offers

54

Total preferences (any rank)
168
Preferred offers (top 3)
56
Applications from outside LA
2
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill80%

406 pupils · 505 places

Pupils on roll
406
Boys / girls
209 / 197
School capacity
505
Capacity fill
406 / 505 (80%)
Free school meals
10.8%
FSM pupils
44
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Stacey Ward

Location

Address
Church Langley Way, Church Langley
Postcode
CM17 9TH
Town
Harlow
County
Essex
Local authority
Essex
District
Harlow
Constituency
Harlow
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Harlow, Essex, 406 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 10.8%.

Open schools in Harlow
42
Primary schools in Harlow
31
Academies among open schools in Harlow
74% (31)
Open schools in CM17
10
Primary in CM17
8
Open schools in Essex LA
612
Primary in Essex LA
444

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in HarlowNear CM17

  • Henry Moore Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Harlow · CM17 9LW · Essex

    Ages 5–11

    • KS274%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM10.5%
    • Demand0.92

    0.5 miles away

  • Newhall Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Free schools · Primary

    Harlow · CM17 9SF · Essex

    Ages 2–11

    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM10.1%
    • Demand1.18

    0.6 miles away

  • Purford Green Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Harlow · CM18 6HP · Essex

    Ages 3–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM25.1%
    • Demand0.96

    0.7 miles away

  • Potter Street Academy

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Harlow · CM17 9EU · Essex

    Ages 5–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM32.7%
    • Demand1.00

    0.7 miles away

  • Fawbert and Barnard's Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Old Harlow · CM17 0DA · Essex

    Ages 4–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence3.7%
    • FSM9.6%
    • Demand1.03

    0.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Stacey Ward
Telephone
01279629427
Website
www.churchlangley.essex.sch.uk

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