Freshwaters Primary Academy
Ofsted: Standards maintainedAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Harlow · CM20 3QA · Essex
Ages 3–11
- KS266%
- Absence6.9%
- FSM36.8%
0.3 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: Standards maintainedURN 137056
St Alban's Catholic Academy
Academy converter · Harlow · CM20 2NP
Ages 3–11 · 227 pupils · Essex
Ofsted
Standards maintained
KS2 expected (RWM)
64%
Overall absence
4.9%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Standards maintained
Inspection date
2024-11-27
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)64%
Higher standard (RWM)4%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 104.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 104.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 101.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence4.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)9.9%
Unauthorised0.8%
- Authorised absence
- 4.1%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 181
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill108%
227 pupils · 210 places
- Pupils on roll
- 227
- Boys / girls
- 121 / 106
- School capacity
- 210
- Capacity fill
- 227 / 210 (108%)
- Free school meals
- 14.8%
- FSM pupils
- 32
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 3–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Diocese
- Diocese of Brentwood
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: OUR LADY OF FATIMA CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- OUR LADY OF FATIMA CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Sponsor
- Our Lady of Fatima Academy Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr Ian Kendal
Location
- Address
- First Avenue
- Postcode
- CM20 2NP
- 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 academy converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Harlow, Essex, 227 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 14.8%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Brentwood.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Harlow · CM20 2LS · Essex
Ages 3–11
- KS267%
- Absence5.3%
- FSM31.1%
0.5 miles away
Cooks Spinney Primary Academy and Nursery
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Harlow · CM20 3BW · Essex
Ages 3–11
- KS253%
- Absence6.2%
- FSM46.3%
0.5 miles away
The Downs Primary School and Nursery
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Primary
Harlow · CM20 3RB · Essex
Ages 3–11
- KS246%
- Absence5.7%
- FSM26.9%
0.6 miles away
Pemberley Academy
Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 NextAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Harlow · CM20 1NW · Essex
Ages 4–11
- KS283%
- Absence5.5%
- FSM24.6%
0.9 miles away
Fawbert and Barnard's Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Old Harlow · CM17 0DA · Essex
Ages 4–11
- KS266%
- Absence3.7%
- FSM9.6%
1.1 miles away
Church Langley Community Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Harlow · CM17 9TH · Essex
Ages 5–11
- KS273%
- Absence4.1%
- FSM10.8%
1.1 miles away
William Martin Church of England Junior School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Harlow · CM18 6PN · Essex
Ages 7–11
- KS257%
- Absence6.0%
- FSM36.8%
1.1 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Ian Kendal
- Telephone
- 01279425383