Academy sponsor led · Essex

Potter Street Academy

5–11Ages
202Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139802URN

Carters Mead, Harlow, CM17 9EU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJun 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Nov 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.5 above Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

61 applications for 21 places · 91st of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJun 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Nov 2024

Inspection history

13 November 2024
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
25 June 2019
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

2.9applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Essex median (2.4) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

61 applications · 21 places offered · 18 named it first

2026 2.9; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.3; Essex median median 2.4
2024 3.0; Essex median median 2.4
2023 1.9; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.2; Essex median median 2.4
2021 1.9; Essex median median 2.3
2020 2.4; Essex median median 2.4
2019 1.7; Essex median median 2.5
2018 1.9; Essex median median 2.5
2017 1.9; Essex median median 2.6
2016 1.4; Essex median median 2.8
2015 1.2; Essex median median 2.7
2014 1.1; 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	21	61	2.9	18	0.86
Sep 2025	30	68	2.3	27	0.90
Sep 2024	19	57	3.0	19	1.00
Sep 2023	30	56	1.9	31	1.03
Sep 2022	21	47	2.2	21	1.00
Sep 2021	27	52	1.9	26	0.96
Sep 2020	26	61	2.4	26	1.00
Sep 2019	25	43	1.7	22	0.88
Sep 2018	29	54	1.9	25	0.86
Sep 2017	30	57	1.9	27	0.90
Sep 2016	57	82	1.4	39	0.68
Sep 2015	57	66	1.2	25	0.44
Sep 2014	60	65	1.1	26	0.43

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 81% · Maths 87% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%134th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard45%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard16%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	71%	13%	108	105
2023/24	61%	6%	104	105
2022/23	69%	7%	107	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

Potter Street AcademyThis school
This school

Standards maintained2024

2.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Harlow
0.6 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Purford Green Primary School
0.7 km · Essex

Standards maintained2024

2.9applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Pear Tree Mead Academy
0.9 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Henry Moore Primary School
0.9 km · Essex

Standards maintained2024

2.0applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Church Langley Community Primary School
1.1 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

3.2applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
William Martin Church of England Infant and Nursery School
1.3 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place
Latton Green Primary Academy
1.5 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
William Martin Church of England Junior School
1.6 km · Essex

Good2022

60%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139802 · 881/2079
Trust: The Passmores Co-Operative Learning Community
Capacity: 251 pupils · 202 on roll
Free school meals: 32.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Opened: 1 September 2013
Replaced: Potter Street Primary School (URN 115061)
Address: Carters Mead, Harlow, CM17 9EU
Local authority: Essex · Harlow

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