Academy converter · Essex

Fawbert and Barnard's Primary School

4–11Ages
208Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144663URN

London Road, Old Harlow, CM17 0DA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJul 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.3per place

2.0 above Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

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130 applications for 30 places · 11th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

52%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJul 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2022

Inspection history

2 February 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
10 July 2013
Graded inspection: Good · as Fawbert and Barnard's Primary School, URN 115098

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

4.3applications per place, Reception

2.0 above Essex median (2.4) 2.1 above England median (2.2)

130 applications · 30 places offered · 34 named it first

2026 4.3; Essex median median 2.4
2025 3.9; Essex median median 2.4
2024 4.1; Essex median median 2.4
2023 3.8; Essex median median 2.4
2022 3.8; Essex median median 2.4
2021 3.8; Essex median median 2.3
2020 4.4; Essex median median 2.4
2019 4.7; Essex median median 2.5
2018 5.7; Essex median median 2.5
2017 7.5; Essex median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 7.0; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2015 7.2; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 8.6; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Essex median in 9 of 9 years.

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as Fawbert and Barnard's Primary School (URN 115098), 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	30	130	4.3	34	1.13
Sep 2025	30	116	3.9	33	1.10
Sep 2024	30	123	4.1	31	1.03
Sep 2023	30	115	3.8	37	1.23
Sep 2022	30	115	3.8	40	1.33
Sep 2021	30	114	3.8	33	1.10
Sep 2020	30	132	4.4	34	1.13
Sep 2019	30	141	4.7	32	1.07
Sep 2018	30	171	5.7	42	1.40
Sep 2017 *	30	224	7.5	44	1.47
Sep 2016 *	30	209	7.0	32	1.07
Sep 2015 *	30	217	7.2	38	1.27
Sep 2014 *	30	258	8.6	60	2.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 62% · Writing 79% · Maths 62% → all three 52% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard52%305th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard62%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard62%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

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Essex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	52%	3%	104	102
2023/24	77%	3%	107	105
2022/23	66%	14%	106	106

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

Fawbert and Barnard's Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

4.3applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Harlowbury Primary School
0.8 km · Essex

2026

2.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery
1.0 km · Essex

Good2022

1.7applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Newhall Primary Academy
1.1 km · Essex

Good2023

3.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Cooks Spinney Primary Academy and Nursery
1.3 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Churchgate Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Harlow
1.4 km · Essex

Good2024

2.5applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Church Langley Community Primary School
1.5 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

3.2applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Alban's Catholic Academy
1.7 km · Essex

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Henry Moore Primary School
2.1 km · Essex

Standards maintained2024

2.0applications per place 78%met the SATs standard

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144663 · 881/3128
Trust: Net Academies Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 208 on roll
Free school meals: 9.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 October 2017
Replaced: Fawbert and Barnard's Primary School (URN 115098)
Address: London Road, Old Harlow, CM17 0DA
Local authority: Essex · Harlow

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