Fawbert and Barnard's Primary School | Primary in Old Harlow, Harlow | Ofsted & DfE

52%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

209

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

52%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

209

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

52%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

209

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 02/02/2022

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityEssex

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio24.2:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterNone

StatusOpen

Overview of Fawbert and Barnard's Primary School · Primary · Essex

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

RWM expected standard

52%

-25pp

77%62%47%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 52%

RWM higher standard

0pp

14%9%3%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

62%

Reading higher standard

28%

Writing expected standard

79%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

62%

Maths higher standard

17%

Science expected standard

76%

SPAG expected standard

76%

SPAG higher standard

17%

Reading scaled score

104.0

Maths scaled score

102.0

GPS scaled score

105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

209

Pupil : teacher ratio

24.2

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

13%

SEN

11%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

Contact

Address

London Road, Old Harlow, CM17 0DA

Local authority

Essex

Website

www.fandbharlow.uk

Telephone

01279429427

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	52%	3%	62%	28%	79%	7%	62%	17%	76%	76%	104.0	102.0	105.0	—	—	—	11%	209
2023/24	77%	3%	87%	23%	80%	27%	87%	10%	73%	83%	107.0	105.0	105.0	—	—	—	12%	209
2022/23	66%	14%	86%	34%	83%	17%	83%	38%	86%	86%	106.0	106.0	106.0	+3.20	+3.90	+4.70	9%	210
2018/19	47%	7%	57%	10%	77%	13%	63%	13%	67%	67%	101.0	103.0	103.0	-4.50	-0.10	-2.90	12%	211

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	209	21.7	11%	9%	13%	4%	7%
2023/24	209	17.8	12%	8%	13%	4%	3%
2022/23	210	17.5	9%	9%	15%	4%	4%
2021/22	206	18.7	8%	8%	15%	6%	12%
2020/21	212	20.2	7%	8%	15%	—	—
2018/19	211	21.1	12%	7%	18%	4%	6%
2017/18	—	18.2	—	—	—	4%	9%