Freshwaters Primary Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
B71
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Harlow, CM20 3QA
- Distance
- 0.5km away
The Downs Primary School and Nursery
The Hides, Harlow, CM20 3RB
Local ranking335th of 430 primary schools in Essex
Ofsted: Good
Primary
Phase
420
Capacity
3-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 20 May 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 52.0% nat62.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 4.0% nat8.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 71.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 57.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 59.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 68.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 103.0 nat106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 102.0 nat105.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 103.0
- Cohort Size
- 56
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 402
- Boys
- 193 (48%)
- Girls
- 209 (52%)
- Capacity
- 420 (96% full)
- SEND
- 23.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 34.9%
- EAL
- 43.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.7%
- SEN Support
- 22.1%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 21.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 18.5
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,455/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 5.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 15.0% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 37.0%
- Black African: 12.5%
- Asian Indian: 12.2%
- White Other: 9.7%
- Asian Pakistani: 5.4%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 3.8%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 3.8%
- Other: 3.6%
37.0%
White British
12.5%
Black African
12.2%
Asian Indian
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
The Hides
Harlow, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 146157
- UKPRN
- 10080962
- Establishment No.
- 2833
- Trust
- THE PASSMORES CO-OPERATIVE LEARNING COMMUNITY
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