Matching Green Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

School overview

Matching Green Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school serving Harlow, Essex, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. It has 90 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Matching Green Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 'Good'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 58% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That is down 9.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 8% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Competition for places is real here - 76% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (17 first choices for 14 places). Overall pupil absence was 5.8%. There are about 20.5 pupils per teacher. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.