Harlow Fields School and CollegeThe Tower School

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

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Harlow Fields School and College and The Tower School.

  • Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Harlow Fields School and College (0.0% in 2022-23, 0.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Harlow Fields School and College versus The Tower School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure HarlowHarlow Fields School and CollegeThe Tower SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our score Not scored Not scored
Local rankingNot rankedNot ranked
InspectionOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeCommunity special school Other independent special school
Age range3-19 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll213 60
Capacity214 62
LocationHarlow, CM18 6RN CM16 4BA
GCSE results
Attainment 8Not reported2.4 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & mathsNot reported0.0% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & mathsNot reported0.0% 64.8%
Entering EBaccNot reported0.0% 40.5%
EBacc average point scoreNot reported0.13 4.09
Cohort17 9
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard0.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard0.0% Not reported8.0%
Pupils
Pupils in the census177 59
Free school meals (ever 6)31.0% 0.0%
English as an additional language11.9% Not reported
SEN support0.0% 0.0%
SEN with an EHC plan100.0% 100.0%
Attendance
Overall absence14.7% Not reported6.2%
Persistent absence45.3% Not reported15.8%

Historical trends

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

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

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

Harlow Fields School and College

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