Harlowbury Primary School
Academy converter in Harlow, Essex.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 184 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 210 |
| Free school meals | 13.60% |
| Trust or sponsor | NET ACADEMIES TRUST |
| Local authority | Essex |
| Address | Watlington Road, Old Harlow, Harlow, Essex, CM17 0DX |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.harlowbury.essex.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01279423444 |
| URN | 144664 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 16 June 2026, published 19 July 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 15 March 2022, published 11 May 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Fawbert and Barnard's Primary School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Churchgate Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Harlow (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Newhall Primary Academy (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- Church Langley Community Primary School (primary school, about 2.1 km)
- Cooks Spinney Primary Academy and Nursery (primary school, about 2.1 km)
- Henry Moore Primary School (primary school, about 2.5 km)
- St Alban's Catholic Academy (primary school, about 2.5 km)
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