Free schools · Essex

Newhall Primary Academy

2–11Ages
497Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145880URN

Round House Way, Harlow, CM17 9SF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

0.6 above Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

180 applications for 60 places · 79th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2019

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%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 · 24 January 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

3.0applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Essex median (2.4) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

180 applications · 60 places offered · 85 named it first

2026 3.0; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.7; Essex median median 2.4
2024 2.6; Essex median median 2.4
2023 3.1; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.4; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.6; Essex median median 2.3
2020 2.6; Essex median median 2.4
2019 2.6; Essex median median 2.5

More applications per place than the Essex median in 8 of 8 years.

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	60	180	3.0	85	1.42
Sep 2025	59	158	2.7	74	1.25
Sep 2024	60	155	2.6	71	1.18
Sep 2023	60	186	3.1	85	1.42
Sep 2022	56	135	2.4	55	0.98
Sep 2021	60	155	2.6	79	1.32
Sep 2020	60	156	2.6	53	0.88
Sep 2019	49	127	2.6	49	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 78% · Maths 78% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%170th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	67%	6%	105	104
2023/24
2022/23

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

Newhall Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

3.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Church Langley Community Primary School
0.9 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

3.2applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Fawbert and Barnard's Primary School
1.1 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

4.3applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Churchgate Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Harlow
1.1 km · Essex

Good2024

2.5applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Henry Moore Primary School
1.1 km · Essex

Standards maintained2024

2.0applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Harlowbury Primary School
1.3 km · Essex

2026

2.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Cooks Spinney Primary Academy and Nursery
1.5 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery
1.7 km · Essex

Good2022

1.7applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Potter Street Academy
1.9 km · Essex

Standards maintained2024

2.9applications per place 71%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: Free schools
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145880 · 881/2177
Trust: Reach2 Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 420 pupils · 497 on roll
Free school meals: 10.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2018
Address: Round House Way, Harlow, CM17 9SF
Local authority: Essex · Harlow

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