Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery
Academy sponsor led in Harlow, Essex.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 234 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 315 |
| Free school meals | 27.60% |
| Trust or sponsor | NET ACADEMIES TRUST |
| Local authority | Essex |
| Address | Brookside, Harlow, Essex, CM19 5NJ |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.katherines.netacademies.net |
| Telephone | 01279421495 |
| URN | 144823 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 17 March 2026, published 10 June 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 23 November 2021, published 17 January 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
- Jerounds Primary Academy (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Water Lane Primary Academy (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- St Luke's Catholic Academy (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Milwards Primary School and Nursery (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Kingsmoor Academy (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Abbotsweld Primary Academy (primary school, about 1.8 km)
- St James Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 1.9 km)
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