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Faith schools in Harlow

All 9 faith schools in Harlow.

9 schools in Harlow

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  1. Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Harlow

    Harlow, CM18 6JJ · Academy · Primary · Ages 5 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results well above the Harlow faith schools average, low absence.

    45 first choices, 50 offers made

    Met the standard at 1167%

    Harlow faith schools 57%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.4%Harlow faith schools 5.6%
    Pupils
    412
    Pupils per teacher
    23.3
    View school Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Harlow
  2. St Mark's West Essex Catholic School

    Harlow, CM18 6AA · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Harlow faith schools average, high absence.

    197 first choices, 180 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1650.0

    Harlow faith schools 50.0England 46.2

    Days missed
    6.7%Harlow faith schools 5.6%
    Pupils
    1,099
    Pupils per teacher
    17.1
    View school St Mark's West Essex Catholic School
  3. St Alban's Catholic Academy

    Harlow, CM20 2NP · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results close to the Harlow faith schools average.

    26 first choices, 30 offers made

    Met the standard at 1157%

    Harlow faith schools 57%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.7%Harlow faith schools 5.6%
    Pupils
    227
    Pupils per teacher
    24.3
    View school St Alban's Catholic Academy
  4. St Luke's Catholic Academy

    Harlow, CM19 4LU · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results below the Harlow faith schools average, low absence.

    29 first choices, 30 offers made

    Met the standard at 1153%

    Harlow faith schools 57%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.7%Harlow faith schools 5.6%
    Pupils
    231
    Pupils per teacher
    26.3
    View school St Luke's Catholic Academy
  5. St James Church of England Primary School

    Harlow, CM18 7RH · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results below the Harlow faith schools average.

    19 first choices, 21 offers made

    Met the standard at 1153%

    Harlow faith schools 57%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.3%Harlow faith schools 5.6%
    Pupils
    211
    Pupils per teacher
    23.7
    View school St James Church of England Primary School
  6. Churchgate Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Harlow

    Harlow, CM17 0LB · State · Primary · Ages 5 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results well below the Harlow faith schools average.

    26 first choices, 30 offers made

    Met the standard at 1135%

    Harlow faith schools 57%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.9%Harlow faith schools 5.6%
    Pupils
    192
    Pupils per teacher
    19.6
    View school Churchgate Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Harlow
  7. William Martin Church of England Infant and Nursery School

    Harlow, CM18 6PN · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 7

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    No published results yet.

    35 first choices, 36 offers made

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    6.1%Harlow faith schools 5.6%
    Pupils
    185
    Pupils per teacher
    22.4
    View school William Martin Church of England Infant and Nursery School
  8. Saint Nicholas School

    Essex, CM17 0NJ · Independent · All-through · Ages 2 to 16

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Faith school
    • Has a nursery

    Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    –Harlow faith schools 5.6%
    Pupils
    439
    Pupils per teacher
    –
    View school Saint Nicholas School
The big picture

How Harlow's faith schools spread out

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Met the expected standard at 11

Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.

Harlow 57%England 62%Churchgate Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Harlow: 35%St Luke's Catholic Academy: 53%St James Church of England Primary School: 53%St Alban's Catholic Academy: 57%William Martin Church of England Junior School: 60%Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Harlow: 67%0%25%50%75%100%
Faith schools in Harlow

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Harlow average 5.3%St Luke's Catholic Academy: 3.7%Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Harlow: 4.4%St Alban's Catholic Academy: 4.7%St James Church of England Primary School: 5.3%William Martin Church of England Junior School: 5.6%Churchgate Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Harlow: 5.9%William Martin Church of England Infant and Nursery School: 6.1%St Mark's West Essex Catholic School: 6.7%0%4%8%12%16%
Faith schools in Harlow

Ofsted grades in Harlow

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 1 newer or converted school doesn't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 8
  • Good: 8 of 8
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 8
  • Inadequate: 0 of 8
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Harlow

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    9 of the 9 faith schools in Harlow have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Faith schools in Harlow, explained

There are 9 faith schools in Harlow, teaching 3,230 children. 1 are run by the council and 7 are academies or free schools. Among them is 1 independent school.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

57.2% of pupils in Harlow faith schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 35% to 67%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.

19.7% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,061 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 13.7% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many faith schools are in Harlow?
There are 9 faith schools in Harlow, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best faith schools in Harlow?
The highest-ranked faith schools in Harlow on Eduscope are Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Harlow, St Mark's West Essex Catholic School and St Alban's Catholic Academy. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are faith schools in Harlow ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Harlow faith schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Harlow is 20:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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