Academy sponsor led · Essex

Kingsmoor Academy

3–11Ages
280Pupils
PrimaryPhase
138996URN

Ployters Road, Harlow, CM18 7PS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJun 2016

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Apr 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.4 above Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

83 applications for 30 places · 105th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

79%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJun 2016

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Apr 2025

Inspection history

2 April 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
15 June 2016
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

2.8applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Essex median (2.4) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

83 applications · 30 places offered · 41 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.8; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.7; Essex median median 2.4
2024 1.9; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.0; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.0; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.1; Essex median median 2.3
2020 1.9; Essex median median 2.4
2019 2.0; Essex median median 2.5
2018 2.6; Essex median median 2.5
2017 2.4; Essex median median 2.6
2016 2.4; Essex median median 2.8
2015 2.2; Essex median median 2.7
2014 2.3; Essex median median 2.8

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	83	2.8	41	1.37
Sep 2025	30	81	2.7	37	1.23
Sep 2024	34	65	1.9	33	0.97
Sep 2023	40	81	2.0	39	0.98
Sep 2022	47	95	2.0	46	0.98
Sep 2021	37	76	2.1	34	0.92
Sep 2020	39	72	1.9	39	1.00
Sep 2019	44	89	2.0	42	0.95
Sep 2018	35	91	2.6	32	0.91
Sep 2017	32	78	2.4	27	0.84
Sep 2016	40	96	2.4	33	0.83
Sep 2015	30	67	2.2	19	0.63
Sep 2014	30	69	2.3	29	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 79% · Maths 87% → all three 79% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard79%49th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard38%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	79%	9%	106	107
2023/24	71%	4%	107	103
2022/23	71%	11%	106	106

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

Kingsmoor AcademyThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Milwards Primary School and Nursery
0.3 km · Essex

Good2023

2.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St James Church of England Primary School
0.5 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Jerounds Primary Academy
0.8 km · Essex

Good2022

2.2applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Longwood Primary Academy
0.8 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Luke's Catholic Academy
0.9 km · Essex

Good2023

1.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Water Lane Primary Academy
1.1 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

1.2applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Abbotsweld Primary Academy
1.1 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery
1.4 km · Essex

2026

1.5applications per place 73%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138996 · 881/2031
Trust: Academy Transformation Trust
Capacity: 351 pupils · 280 on roll
Free school meals: 29.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2012
Replaced: Kingsmoor Primary School (URN 134303)
Address: Ployters Road, Harlow, CM18 7PS
Local authority: Essex · Harlow

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