Academy sponsor led · Essex

St Luke's Catholic Academy

3–11Ages
231Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
139577URN

Pyenest Road, Harlow, CM19 4LU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.5 below Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

57 applications for 30 places · 270th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%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 · 13 December 2023Ofsted'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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Essex median (2.4) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

57 applications · 30 places offered · 29 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Essex median median 2.4
2025 1.9; Essex median median 2.4
2024 2.2; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.2; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.0; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.2; Essex median median 2.3
2020 2.3; Essex median median 2.4
2019 3.5; Essex median median 2.5
2018 2.8; Essex median median 2.5
2017 3.2; Essex median median 2.6
2016 3.8; Essex median median 2.8
2015 2.7; Essex median median 2.7
2014 3.6; 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	57	1.9	29	0.97
Sep 2025	30	56	1.9	30	1.00
Sep 2024	24	53	2.2	24	1.00
Sep 2023	30	65	2.2	29	0.97
Sep 2022	28	55	2.0	21	0.75
Sep 2021	30	66	2.2	33	1.10
Sep 2020	30	68	2.3	31	1.03
Sep 2019	21	73	3.5	21	1.00
Sep 2018	30	85	2.8	31	1.03
Sep 2017	26	84	3.2	17	0.65
Sep 2016	29	110	3.8	24	0.83
Sep 2015	30	82	2.7	22	0.73
Sep 2014	30	109	3.6	25	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 60% · Maths 77% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%295th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard60%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	53%	3%	104	103
2023/24	48%	10%	104	100
2022/23	40%	0%	103	102

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

St Luke's Catholic AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Jerounds Primary Academy
0.4 km · Essex

Good2022

2.2applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Abbotsweld Primary Academy
0.7 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Kingsmoor Academy
0.9 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery
1.0 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

2.9applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Milwards Primary School and Nursery
1.1 km · Essex

Good2023

2.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery
1.1 km · Essex

2026

1.5applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Longwood Primary Academy
1.2 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St James Church of England Primary School
1.2 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 53%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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139577 · 881/2046
Trust: Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Multi Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 231 on roll
Free school meals: 16.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 August 2013
Replaced: St Luke's Catholic Primary School (URN 115169)
Address: Pyenest Road, Harlow, CM19 4LU
Local authority: Essex · Harlow

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