Best Primary Schools in Harlow

We checked all 31 primary schools in Harlow, Essex, and list every one: 30 ranked, then 1 without a rank.

Schools checked
31
Ranked
30
Without a rank
1

Ranks combine 2024/25 SATs results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Harlow. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Harlow also has 8 secondary schools, ranked on GCSE results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Essex. Essex also has rankings for Colchester, Chelmsford, Basildon, Brentwood, Braintree and all of Essex.

Ranked primary schools in Harlow

  1. Rank 1

    Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery

    Local authority maintained, 454 pupils, inspected January 2020

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    85%
    Higher standard
    13%
  2. Rank 2

    Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery

    Academy, 437 pupils, inspected February 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    83%
    Higher standard
    18%
  3. Rank 3

    Jerounds Primary Academy

    Academy, 390 pupils, inspected October 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    76%
    Higher standard
    20%
  4. Rank 4

    Latton Green Primary Academy

    Academy, 199 pupils, inspected November 2017

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    76%
    Higher standard
    14%
  5. Rank 5

    Purford Green Primary School

    Academy, 229 pupils, inspected June 2015

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    72%
    Higher standard
    17%
  6. Rank 6

    Kingsmoor Academy

    Academy, 280 pupils, inspected June 2016

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    79%
    Higher standard
    9%
  7. Rank 7

    Potter Street Academy

    Academy, 202 pupils, inspected June 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    71%
    Higher standard
    13%
  8. Rank 8

    Henry Moore Primary School

    Academy, 555 pupils, inspected February 2012

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    78%
    Higher standard
    5%
  9. Rank 9

    Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery

    Academy, 234 pupils, inspected March 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Expected standard
    73%
    Higher standard
    8%
  10. Rank 10

    Abbotsweld Primary Academy

    Academy, 307 pupils, inspected September 2017

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    73%
    Higher standard
    9%
  11. Rank 11

    Pemberley Academy

    Academy, 207 pupils, inspected April 2018

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    67%
    Higher standard
    23%
  12. Rank 12

    Milwards Primary School and Nursery

    Academy, 226 pupils, inspected November 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    77%
    Higher standard
    7%
  13. Rank 13

    Longwood Primary Academy

    Academy, 423 pupils, inspected November 2017

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    77%
    Higher standard
    5%
  14. Rank 14

    Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Harlow

    Academy, 412 pupils, inspected January 2012

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    67%
    Higher standard
    6%
  15. Rank 15

    Church Langley Community Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 406 pupils, inspected September 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    73%
    Higher standard
    3%
  16. Rank 15

    Pear Tree Mead Academy

    Academy, 460 pupils, inspected September 2011

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    62%
    Higher standard
    10%
  17. Rank 17

    Matching Green Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 92 pupils, inspected July 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    58%
    Higher standard
    8%
  18. Rank 18

    Newhall Primary Academy

    Free school, 497 pupils, inspected January 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    67%
    Higher standard
    6%
  19. Rank 19

    Freshwaters Primary Academy

    Academy, 413 pupils, inspected April 2015

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    62%
    Higher standard
    5%
  20. Rank 20

    St James Church of England Primary School

    Academy, 211 pupils, inspected January 2018

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    53%
    Higher standard
    13%
  21. Rank 21

    Roydon Primary Academy

    Academy, 173 pupils, inspected July 2015

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    59%
    Higher standard
    4%
  22. Rank 22

    St Alban's Catholic Academy

    Academy, 227 pupils, inspected March 2015

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    57%
    Higher standard
    3%
  23. Rank 23

    William Martin Church of England Junior School

    Academy, 234 pupils, inspected September 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    60%
    Higher standard
    3%
  24. Rank 24

    St Luke's Catholic Academy

    Academy, 231 pupils, inspected December 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    53%
    Higher standard
    3%
  25. Rank 25

    The Downs Primary School and Nursery

    Academy, 362 pupils, inspected May 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Expected standard
    52%
    Higher standard
    4%
  26. Rank 26

    Harlowbury Primary School

    Academy, 184 pupils, inspected June 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Expected standard
    65%
    Higher standard
    0%
  27. Rank 27

    Churchgate Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Harlow

    Local authority maintained, 192 pupils, inspected May 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    35%
    Higher standard
    4%
  28. Rank 28

    Little Parndon Primary Academy

    Academy, 352 pupils, inspected June 2023

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Expected standard
    60%
    Higher standard
    6%
  29. Rank 29

    Water Lane Primary Academy

    Academy, 198 pupils, inspected June 2017

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    36%
    Higher standard
    4%
  30. Rank 30

    Cooks Spinney Primary Academy and Nursery

    Academy, 443 pupils, inspected November 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Expected standard
    38%
    Higher standard
    0%

Primary schools in Harlow without a rank