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EnglandEast of EnglandHarlowCM19 5RDWater Lane Primary Academy
Primary

Water Lane Primary Academy

Primary

Harlow · Harlow · CM19 5RD www.waterlaneprimary.co.uk/

Pupils
184
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
36%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
184
Pupils · 2024/25
29%
EAL · 2024/25
27%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
36%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
184
Pupils · 2024/25
29%
EAL · 2024/25
27%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityEssex
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Water Lane Primary Academy · Primary · Essex

Finance£7141 spend / pupil£7636 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
36%
+9pp
71%49%27%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 36%
RWM higher standard
4%
+4pp
7%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
60%
Reading higher standard
4%
Writing expected standard
76%
Writing higher standard
8%
Maths expected standard
48%
Maths higher standard
8%
Science expected standard
76%
SPAG expected standard
48%
LA AVG 74.28%
SPAG higher standard
8%
LA AVG 28.9%
Reading scaled score
100.0
LA AVG 105.87
Maths scaled score
97.0
LA AVG 104.78
GPS scaled score
100.0

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
184
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
LA AVG 20.98:1
EAL
29%
LA AVG 10.32%
FSM eligible
32%
LA AVG 20.83%
SEN
22%
LA AVG 22.6%
Overall absence
7%
LA AVG 6.35%
Persistent absence
27%
LA AVG 15.99%

Contact

Address
Broadley Road, Harlow, CM19 5RD
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
2024/2536%4%60%4%76%8%48%8%76%48%100.097.0100.022%184
2023/2427%0%42%19%54%19%35%8%54%46%101.098.0100.013%202
2022/2348%7%66%10%69%7%52%7%76%55%102.099.0102.0-2.60-0.30-4.9011%194
2018/1971%0%79%21%71%29%79%8%75%63%103.0102.0100.0+2.60+3.30+0.4013%197
2017/1865%0%91%17%70%30%78%9%87%57%106.0103.0102.0+0.90+0.20-0.70183
2016/1759%5%73%23%68%18%64%18%68%68%104.0103.0104.0+3.70+3.10+2.5014%181

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
2024/2518420.222%29%32%7%27%
2023/2420228.113%31%33%9%28%
2022/2319421.111%32%39%7%19%
2021/2219321.912%33%38%7%23%
2020/2119021.613%33%40%
2018/1919722.913%26%35%5%12%
2017/1824.14%11%
2016/1718126.914%30%32%4%9%

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