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Passmores Academy

  • 11–16Ages
  • 1,199Pupils
  • SecondaryPhase
  • 137445URN

Tracyes Road, Harlow, CM18 6JH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted
Graded GoodMay 2018
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2024
What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.6per place
0.3 below Essex median (2.8)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in EssexSelective

587 applications for 229 places · 46th of 78 in Essex
Every year since 2014
Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)
36.2of 90
73rd of 79 in Essex
All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded GoodMay 2018
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2024

Inspection history

  1. 15 February 2024
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
  2. 9 May 2018
    Graded inspection: 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
2.6applications per place, Year 7
0.3 below Essex median (2.8) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

587 applications · 229 places offered · 237 named it first

  1. 2026 2.6; Essex median median 2.8
  2. 2025 2.7; Essex median median 2.7
  3. 2024 3.0; Essex median median 2.8
  4. 2023 2.5; Essex median median 2.7
  5. 2022 3.0; Essex median median 2.7
  6. 2021 2.7; Essex median median 2.6
  7. 2020 2.7; Essex median median 2.8
  8. 2019 2.9; Essex median median 2.7
  9. 2018 2.9; Essex median median 2.6
  10. 2017 3.0; Essex median median 2.7
  11. 2016 3.0; Essex median median 2.6
  12. 2015 3.3; Essex median median 2.5
  13. 2014 3.4; Essex median median 2.6
  • This school
  • Essex median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 20262295872.62371.03
Sep 20252256102.72591.15
Sep 20242336973.03121.34
Sep 20232345782.52290.98
Sep 20222326943.03181.37
Sep 20212336232.72371.02
Sep 20202356372.72280.97
Sep 20192276622.92771.22
Sep 20182306662.92381.03
Sep 20172316863.02471.07
Sep 20162306913.02471.07
Sep 20151996563.32431.22
Sep 20142077063.42691.30

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

237 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)36.273rd of 79 in Essex
Grade 5 or above in English and maths22%75th of 79 in Essex
Grade 4 or above in English and maths47%
  • This school
  • Essex median
  • England median
Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.67
−20 = national average+2
Every year as a table
YearPupilsAttainment 85+ Eng & maths4+ Eng & mathsProgress 8
2025/26 (prov.)23736.222%47%–
2024/2523434.821%42%–
2023/2423337.625%54%−0.67
2022/2323439.228%45%−0.53

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

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

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  • 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
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
URN · DfE number
137445 · 881/4323
Trust
The Passmores Co-Operative Learning Community
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Capacity
1,200 pupils · 1,199 on roll
Free school meals
28.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened
1 September 2011
Replaced
Passmores School and Technology College (URN 115218)
Address
Tracyes Road, Harlow, CM18 6JH
Local authority
Essex · Harlow

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources