Longwood Primary Academy | Primary in Harlow | Ofsted & DfE

77%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

425

Pupils · 2024/25

33%

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

77%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

425

Pupils · 2024/25

33%

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

77%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

425

Pupils · 2024/25

33%

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 20/04/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityEssex

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio17.8:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Longwood 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

77%

+1pp

77%65%52%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 77%

RWM higher standard

-2pp

7%4%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

82%

Reading higher standard

25%

Writing expected standard

77%

Writing higher standard

17%

Maths expected standard

82%

Maths higher standard

40%

Science expected standard

82%

SPAG expected standard

77%

SPAG higher standard

28%

Reading scaled score

106.0

Maths scaled score

106.0

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

425

Pupil : teacher ratio

17.8

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

33%

FSM eligible

41%

SEN

17%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

12%

Contact

Address

Paringdon Road, Harlow, CM18 7RQ

Local authority

Essex

Website

www.netacademies.net/longwood

Telephone

01279866155

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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	77%	5%	82%	25%	77%	17%	82%	40%	82%	77%	106.0	106.0	105.0	—	—	—	17%	425
2023/24	76%	7%	80%	27%	76%	9%	82%	24%	85%	73%	105.0	105.0	103.0	—	—	—	15%	436
2022/23	52%	4%	71%	15%	75%	17%	79%	15%	81%	79%	103.0	104.0	103.0	-1.40	+0.70	+0.60	14%	422
2018/19	52%	4%	65%	17%	87%	19%	72%	9%	91%	72%	103.0	103.0	103.0	+2.80	+5.00	+1.30	15%	365
2017/18	69%	0%	79%	7%	90%	7%	79%	17%	83%	62%	103.0	103.0	101.0	-0.40	+0.80	-0.20	—	321
2016/17	70%	17%	70%	22%	91%	26%	78%	22%	87%	61%	103.0	104.0	101.0	-0.60	+3.40	+0.60	14%	266

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	425	19.9	17%	33%	41%	5%	12%
2023/24	436	22.3	15%	31%	41%	5%	10%
2022/23	422	20.1	14%	29%	40%	5%	13%
2021/22	404	21.0	14%	26%	43%	6%	17%
2020/21	383	20.2	13%	27%	36%	—	—
2018/19	365	22.8	15%	27%	39%	3%	6%
2017/18	—	28.6	—	—	—	4%	10%
2016/17	266	23.0	14%	26%	45%	3%	6%