Academy sponsor led · Essex

Little Parndon Primary Academy

4–11Ages
352Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140019URN

Park Mead, Harlow, CM20 1PU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.7 below Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

82 applications for 48 places · 297th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 7 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education			Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes			Requires improvement
Personal development			Requires improvement
Leadership and management			Requires improvement
Early years provision			Requires improvement

Inspection history

7 June 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement
10 March 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

1.7applications per place, Reception

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

82 applications · 48 places offered · 35 named it first

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

2026 1.7; Essex median median 2.4
2025 1.9; Essex median median 2.4
2024 2.0; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.0; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.2; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.1; Essex median median 2.3
2020 1.9; Essex median median 2.4
2019 2.1; Essex median median 2.5
2018 2.2; Essex median median 2.5
2017 1.9; Essex median median 2.6
2016 2.0; Essex median median 2.8
2015 2.1; Essex median median 2.7
2014 1.9; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Essex median in 0 of 12 years.

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as Little Parndon Primary School (URN 132222), the previous school.

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	48	82	1.7	35	0.73
Sep 2025	31	58	1.9	27	0.87
Sep 2024	55	112	2.0	42	0.76
Sep 2023	60	122	2.0	53	0.88
Sep 2022	60	130	2.2	42	0.70
Sep 2021	58	120	2.1	46	0.79
Sep 2020	60	115	1.9	43	0.72
Sep 2019	59	122	2.1	42	0.71
Sep 2018	60	129	2.2	38	0.63
Sep 2017	60	115	1.9	56	0.93
Sep 2016	60	120	2.0	53	0.88
Sep 2015	60	125	2.1	63	1.05
Sep 2014 *	60	116	1.9	59	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 76% · Maths 64% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%238th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard48%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard64%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard12%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	60%	6%	107	102
2023/24	47%	0%	103	100
2022/23	43%	4%	102	100

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

Little Parndon Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Requires improvement2023

1.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Pemberley Academy
0.4 km · Essex

Remains Good · improving2024

3.8applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery
0.9 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

2.9applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
The Downs Primary School and Nursery
1.3 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Freshwaters Primary Academy
1.6 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Luke's Catholic Academy
1.9 km · Essex

Good2023

1.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Alban's Catholic Academy
1.9 km · Essex

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Jerounds Primary Academy
2.0 km · Essex

Good2022

2.2applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery
2.0 km · Essex

2026

1.5applications per place 73%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: 140019 · 881/2093
Trust: Bmat Education
Capacity: 420 pupils · 352 on roll
Free school meals: 37.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2014
Replaced: Little Parndon Primary School (URN 132222)
Address: Park Mead, Harlow, CM20 1PU
Local authority: Essex · Harlow

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