Academy sponsor led · Essex

Milwards Primary School and Nursery

3–11Ages
226Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144631URN

Paringdon Road, Harlow, CM19 4QX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

close to Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

66 applications for 29 places · 187th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%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 · 7 November 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

2.3applications per place, Reception

close to Essex median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

66 applications · 29 places offered · 28 named it first

2026 2.3; Essex median median 2.4
2025 1.9; Essex median median 2.4
2024 2.2; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.0; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.3; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.4; Essex median median 2.3
2020 2.8; Essex median median 2.4
2019 2.6; Essex median median 2.5
2018 2.5; Essex median median 2.5
2017 2.8; Essex median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 3.3; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2015 4.7; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 3.2; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as Milwards Primary School and Nursery (URN 114922), 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	29	66	2.3	28	0.97
Sep 2025	30	57	1.9	29	0.97
Sep 2024	31	68	2.2	34	1.10
Sep 2023	22	44	2.0	22	1.00
Sep 2022	21	48	2.3	20	0.95
Sep 2021	23	56	2.4	20	0.87
Sep 2020	16	44	2.8	16	1.00
Sep 2019	22	56	2.6	19	0.86
Sep 2018	29	73	2.5	24	0.83
Sep 2017 *	30	83	2.8	38	1.27
Sep 2016 *	30	100	3.3	36	1.20
Sep 2015 *	30	140	4.7	58	1.93
Sep 2014 *	30	96	3.2	37	1.23

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 77% · Maths 90% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%65th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard23%

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	77%	7%	106	105
2023/24	57%	0%	106	105
2022/23	59%	4%	105	104

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

Milwards Primary School and NurseryThis school
This school

Good2023

2.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Kingsmoor Academy
0.3 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St James Church of England Primary School
0.7 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

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

Remains Good2023

1.2applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Jerounds Primary Academy
0.9 km · Essex

Good2022

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

Remains Good2023

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

Good2023

1.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery
1.3 km · Essex

2026

1.5applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Abbotsweld Primary Academy
1.4 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.0applications 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: 144631 · 881/2160
Trust: Harlow Inspirational Learning Trust
Capacity: 240 pupils · 226 on roll
Free school meals: 31.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision and SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2017
Replaced: Milwards Primary School and Nursery (URN 114922)
Address: Paringdon Road, Harlow, CM19 4QX
Local authority: Essex · Harlow

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