Abbotsweld Primary AcademyWilliam Martin Church of England Junior School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Harlow.

Summary of the comparison

Abbotsweld Primary Academy and William Martin Church of England Junior School are primary schools in Harlow.

  • Abbotsweld Primary Academy scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and William Martin Church of England Junior School scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Abbotsweld Primary Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Abbotsweld Primary Academy was judged Good and William Martin Church of England Junior School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 73.0% for Abbotsweld Primary Academy and 60.0% for William Martin Church of England Junior School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Abbotsweld Primary Academy (43.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at William Martin Church of England Junior School (57.0% in 2022-23, 60.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Abbotsweld Primary Academy versus William Martin Church of England Junior School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure HarlowAbbotsweld Primary AcademyHarlowWilliam Martin Church of England Junior SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD52/100Stronger figureD48/100
Local ranking273rd of 430 in Essex Stronger figure302nd of 430 in Essex
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-11 7-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll308 245
Capacity315 240
LocationHarlow, CM18 6TE Harlow, CM18 6PN
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard73.0% Stronger figure60.0% 62.0%
At higher standard9.0% Stronger figure3.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census308 245
Free school meals (ever 6)32.5% 35.5%
English as an additional language27.3% 24.1%
SEN support15.3% 14.3%
SEN with an EHC plan2.3% 3.3%
Attendance
Overall absence4.7% Stronger figure5.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence14.0% Stronger figure14.6% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Abbotsweld Primary Academy

William Martin Church of England Junior School

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