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EnglandEast of EnglandHarlowCM17 9EUPotter Street Academy
Primary

Potter Street Academy

Primary

Harlow · Harlow · CM17 9EU www.potterstreetacademy.com

Pupils
198
cap. 251
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
198
Pupils · 2024/25
22%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
198
Pupils · 2024/25
22%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Standards maintained

Ofsted inspection · 13/11/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEssex
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Potter Street Academy · Primary · Essex

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
71%
+10pp
71%62%53%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 71%
RWM higher standard
13%
+7pp
13%8%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
84%
Reading higher standard
45%
Writing expected standard
81%
Writing higher standard
19%
Maths expected standard
87%
Maths higher standard
16%
Science expected standard
90%
SPAG expected standard
90%
SPAG higher standard
52%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
109.0

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
198
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
22%
FSM eligible
35%
SEN
25%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Carters Mead, Harlow, CM17 9EU
Local authority
Essex
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2571%13%84%45%81%19%87%16%90%90%108.0105.0109.025%198
2023/2461%6%71%19%68%16%84%19%71%74%104.0105.0105.029%196
2022/2369%7%86%36%83%26%81%26%81%86%107.0105.0107.0+2.80+3.80+2.2028%203
2018/1964%7%64%29%75%21%79%32%64%75%104.0105.0107.0+0.50+1.40+1.8023%244
2017/1853%3%63%20%67%13%57%17%67%60%103.0101.0103.0-0.90+0.60-1.2021%249
2016/1741%3%48%10%72%7%66%7%83%66%100.0102.0102.0-0.80+1.40+0.3020%264

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.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2519822.025%22%35%4%6%
2023/2419621.329%17%38%5%8%
2022/2320316.928%16%43%4%9%
2021/2223820.925%19%43%5%10%
2020/2124417.724%18%41%
2018/1924423%18%32%3%0%
2017/1824921%16%30%4%6%
2016/1726420%14%29%4%11%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.