Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery

School overview

Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery is a primary school serving Harlow, Essex, classified by the DfE as a community school. It has 456 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery 'Outstanding'. 85% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 7.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 12% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 110 in reading and 108 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 13% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). 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 further down the page.