Freshwaters Primary Academy | School performance

62%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

415

Pupils · 2024/25

27%

EAL · 2024/25

20%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

62%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

415

Pupils · 2024/25

27%

EAL · 2024/25

20%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

62%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

415

Pupils · 2024/25

27%

EAL · 2024/25

20%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 19/03/2019

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityEssex

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio28.5:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Freshwaters Primary Academy · Primary · Essex

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

62%

-6pp

68%63%58%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 62%

RWM higher standard

0pp

11%8%4%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

88%

Reading higher standard

35%

Writing expected standard

67%

Writing higher standard

18%

Maths expected standard

88%

Maths higher standard

13%

Science expected standard

87%

SPAG expected standard

87%

SPAG higher standard

37%

Reading scaled score

106.0

Maths scaled score

105.0

GPS scaled score

108.0

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

415

Pupil : teacher ratio

28.5

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

27%

FSM eligible

40%

SEN

11%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

20%

Contact

Address

School Lane, Harlow, CM20 3QA

Local authority

Essex

Website

http://www.freshwatersacademy.org/

Telephone

01279454688

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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	62%	5%	88%	35%	67%	18%	88%	13%	87%	87%	106.0	105.0	108.0	—	—	—	11%	415
2023/24	68%	5%	87%	27%	73%	29%	85%	19%	71%	92%	106.0	105.0	107.0	—	—	—	8%	419
2022/23	66%	5%	84%	41%	67%	14%	78%	31%	60%	81%	107.0	105.0	109.0	+4.10	+1.40	+3.40	8%	419
2018/19	58%	11%	70%	28%	67%	14%	70%	25%	68%	81%	103.0	103.0	108.0	+0.70	-0.70	-1.30	10%	422
2017/18	64%	4%	79%	29%	66%	11%	73%	16%	70%	64%	105.0	104.0	102.0	+3.20	+0.20	+1.60	8%	418
2016/17	69%	4%	71%	11%	73%	16%	76%	20%	71%	71%	102.0	105.0	103.0	-0.20	+1.40	+2.60	9%	383

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	415	25.2	11%	27%	40%	6%	20%
2023/24	419	26.8	8%	26%	40%	7%	22%
2022/23	419	25.3	8%	26%	36%	6%	19%
2021/22	417	26.9	11%	28%	36%	6%	12%
2020/21	421	26.7	21%	27%	31%	—	—
2018/19	422	38.8	10%	31%	29%	4%	9%
2017/18	418	—	8%	32%	34%	4%	6%
2016/17	383	22.9	9%	33%	29%	4%	10%