Beckmead Moundwood Academy

  • Alternative provision
  • Free school
  • Ages 4 to 16
Ofsted judgements: Good

Commonside Road, Harlow, CM18 7EZOpen in maps

Beckmead Moundwood Academy is an alternative provision school in Harlow for ages 4 to 16. It is one of the 604 schools in Essex. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in September 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 24 September 2024, report published 11 November 2024

This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Met

Read the full Ofsted report

Pupil numbers and mix

65 pupils on roll, with places for 89

Eligible for free school meals60%

60%, 33.5 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language4.6%

4.6%, 17 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support13.8%

13.8%, 1 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan0%

0%, 6 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Beckmead Moundwood Academy

SchoolDistanceOfsted
Rivers Education Support Centre5 milesOfsted: Good
Orchardside School9 milesReport card: Strong standard to exceptional
Hawkswood Primary PRU9 milesOfsted: Outstanding
Hawkswood Therapeutic9 milesReport card: Strong standard
Redbridge Alternative Provision11 milesOfsted: Requires improvement

School details

School type
Free schools alternative provision
Sector
Free school
Trust
THE BECKMEAD TRUST
Age range
4 to 16
Gender
Mixed
Headteacher
Mr Adrian Applewhite
Phone
01279444101
Website
beckmeadtrust.org/moundwood
Address
Commonside Road, Harlow, CM18 7EZ
Local authority
Essex
URN
148008

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.