Academy sponsor led · Essex

Purford Green Primary School

3–11Ages
229Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139950URN

Purford Green, Harlow, CM18 6HP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJun 2015

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

86 applications for 30 places · 95th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

72%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJun 2015

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Nov 2024

Inspection history

27 November 2024
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
3 June 2015
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)

86 applications · 30 places offered · 34 named it first

2026 2.9; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.5; Essex median median 2.4
2024 2.5; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.2; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.7; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.6; Essex median median 2.3
2020 2.2; Essex median median 2.4
2019 2.7; Essex median median 2.5
2018 2.7; Essex median median 2.5
2017 3.2; Essex median median 2.6
2016 3.2; Essex median median 2.8
2015 2.7; 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	86	2.9	34	1.13
Sep 2025	30	76	2.5	42	1.40
Sep 2024	28	69	2.5	27	0.96
Sep 2023	28	62	2.2	23	0.82
Sep 2022	25	68	2.7	24	0.96
Sep 2021	30	79	2.6	27	0.90
Sep 2020	30	65	2.2	31	1.03
Sep 2019	30	81	2.7	36	1.20
Sep 2018	29	78	2.7	32	1.10
Sep 2017	30	97	3.2	38	1.27
Sep 2016	30	95	3.2	25	0.83
Sep 2015	30	80	2.7	39	1.30
Sep 2014	30	68	2.3	27	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 86% · Maths 79% → all three 72% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard72%122nd of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard48%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard86%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth21%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard24%

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	72%	17%	107	105
2023/24	77%	10%	105	104
2022/23	64%	7%	106	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

Purford Green Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2024

2.9applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Harlow
0.4 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
William Martin Church of England Infant and Nursery School
0.7 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place
Pear Tree Mead Academy
0.7 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Potter Street Academy
0.7 km · Essex

Standards maintained2024

2.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
William Martin Church of England Junior School
0.9 km · Essex

Good2022

60%met the SATs standard
Church Langley Community Primary School
1.1 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

3.2applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Cooks Spinney Primary Academy and Nursery
1.4 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Latton Green Primary Academy
1.4 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 76%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139950 · 881/2092
Trust: The Passmores Co-Operative Learning Community
Capacity: 234 pupils · 229 on roll
Free school meals: 25.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2013
Replaced: Purford Green Primary School (URN 114981); Purford Green Junior School (URN 114977)
Address: Purford Green, Harlow, CM18 6HP
Local authority: Essex · Harlow

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