Voluntary aided school · Essex

Churchgate Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Harlow

5–11Ages
192Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
115170URN

Hobbs Cross Road, Harlow, CM17 0LB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

close to Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

74 applications for 30 places · 152nd of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

35%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 22 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.5applications per place, Reception

close to Essex median (2.4) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

74 applications · 30 places offered · 26 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.5; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.8; Essex median median 2.4
2024 3.6; Essex median median 2.4
2023 3.2; Essex median median 2.4
2022 3.8; Essex median median 2.4
2021 3.6; Essex median median 2.3
2020 3.7; Essex median median 2.4
2019 3.3; Essex median median 2.5
2018 3.5; Essex median median 2.5
2017 3.7; Essex median median 2.6
2016 3.4; Essex median median 2.8
2015 3.0; Essex median median 2.7
2014 3.5; Essex median median 2.8

More applications per place than the Essex median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Essex median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	74	2.5	26	0.87
Sep 2025	29	81	2.8	26	0.90
Sep 2024	30	108	3.6	33	1.10
Sep 2023	30	95	3.2	37	1.23
Sep 2022	16	61	3.8	15	0.94
Sep 2021	20	72	3.6	17	0.85
Sep 2020	30	111	3.7	47	1.57
Sep 2019	20	66	3.3	16	0.80
Sep 2018	30	104	3.5	30	1.00
Sep 2017	30	111	3.7	20	0.67
Sep 2016	30	101	3.4	35	1.17
Sep 2015	30	91	3.0	21	0.70
Sep 2014	30	104	3.5	26	0.87

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 48% · Maths 43% → all three 35% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard35%369th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard48%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard43%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Essex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	35%	4%	106	100
2023/24	40%	0%	103	102
2022/23	41%	0%	104	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Churchgate Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, HarlowThis school
This school

Good2024

2.5applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Harlowbury Primary School
0.9 km · Essex

2026

2.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Newhall Primary Academy
1.1 km · Essex

Good2023

3.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Fawbert and Barnard's Primary School
1.4 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

4.3applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Church Langley Community Primary School
2.0 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

3.2applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Henry Moore Primary School
2.1 km · Essex

Standards maintained2024

2.0applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery
2.3 km · Essex

Good2022

1.7applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Cooks Spinney Primary Academy and Nursery
2.4 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Potter Street Academy
2.9 km · Essex

Standards maintained2024

2.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 115170 · 881/3501
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 192 on roll
Free school meals: 14.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Hobbs Cross Road, Harlow, CM17 0LB
Local authority: Essex · Harlow

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources