Abbotsweld Primary Academy

Academy sponsor led·Primary school Harlow, Essex·CM18 6TE
Composite score
58.0
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#4,552
National rank
#462
In East of England
#131
In Essex
Top 31%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
73%
% achieving higher RWM
9%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
32 first choices, 37 places
First choices per place
0.86
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
72
any preference, for 37 places
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.04
00.511.5
1 per place
0.9220220.9720231.0020240.9120250.862026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Abbotsweld Primary Academy first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
5–11
Pupils on roll
308
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
32.5%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
27.3%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
15.3%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.3%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.4%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
13.3%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
17.0
Typical primary: 20.7

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Abbotsweld Primary Academy

Abbotsweld Primary Academy is a primary school in Harlow, Essex, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. Around 308 pupils aged 5 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. Results have held broadly steady on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 31% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 9% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Abbotsweld Primary Academy was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 32 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 5.4%. There are about 17.0 pupils per teacher. Abbotsweld Primary Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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.

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