Best primary schools in Harlow (2026)

Harlow has 29 ranked primary schools with published results. The top-ranked is Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery, in the top 3% in England. The average reading, writing & maths here in 2025 was 65%, against 62% for England. 2 are in England's top 10%, and 1 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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Rank	School	Reading, writing & maths (2023–2025 average)	Reading, writing & maths 2025	Higher standard	Ofsted
1 Top 3% in England	Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery Harlow	90%	85%	13%	Outstanding
2 Top 9% in England	Pemberley Academy Harlow	78%	67%	23%	No rating
3 Top 19% in England	Henry Moore Primary School Harlow	77%	78%	5%	No rating
4 Top 21% in England	Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery Harlow	72%	83%	18%	Good
5 Top 23% in England	Kingsmoor Academy Harlow	74%	79%	9%	No rating
6 Top 23% in England	Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery Harlow	72%	73%	8%	Report card
7 Top 25% in England	Purford Green Primary School Harlow	71%	72%	17%	No rating
8 Top 32% in England	Jerounds Primary Academy Harlow	67%	76%	20%	Good
9 Top 34% in England	Pear Tree Mead Academy Harlow	68%	62%	10%	No rating
10 Top 35% in England	Church Langley Community Primary School Harlow	70%	73%	3%	No rating
11 Top 36% in England	Latton Green Primary Academy Harlow	68%	76%	14%	No rating
12 Top 37% in England	Potter Street Academy Harlow	67%	71%	13%	No rating
13 Top 37% in England	Longwood Primary Academy Harlow	68%	77%	5%	No rating
14 Top 40% in England	Newhall Primary Academy Harlow	67%	67%	6%	Good
15 Top 40% in England	Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Harlow Harlow · Roman Catholic	66%	67%	6%	No rating
16 Top 42% in England	Harlowbury Primary School Harlow	67%	65%	0%	Report card
17 Top 44% in England	Fawbert and Barnard's Primary School Harlow	65%	52%	3%	No rating
18 Top 46% in England	Freshwaters Primary Academy Harlow	65%	62%	5%	No rating
19 Top 50% in England	Milwards Primary School and Nursery Harlow	64%	77%	7%	Good
20 Bottom 50% in England	Abbotsweld Primary Academy Harlow	63%	73%	9%	No rating
21 Bottom 32% in England	St Alban's Catholic Academy Harlow · Roman Catholic	57%	57%	3%	No rating
22 Bottom 20% in England	William Martin Church of England Junior School Harlow · Church of England	53%	60%	3%	Good
23 Bottom 19% in England	St James Church of England Primary School Harlow · Church of England	50%	53%	13%	No rating
24 Bottom 18% in England	Little Parndon Primary Academy Harlow	50%	60%	6%	Requires improvement
25 Bottom 17% in England	Cooks Spinney Primary Academy and Nursery Harlow	48%	38%	0%	Not judged
26 Bottom 14% in England	St Luke's Catholic Academy Harlow · Roman Catholic	47%	53%	3%	Good
27 Bottom 14% in England	The Downs Primary School and Nursery Harlow	48%	52%	4%	Not judged
28 Bottom 5% in England	Churchgate Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Harlow Harlow · Church of England	39%	35%	4%	Good
29 Bottom 4% in England	Water Lane Primary Academy Harlow	37%	36%	4%	No rating

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What is the best primary school in Harlow?

On exam results over the last three years, Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery is the top-ranked primary school in Harlow, in the top 3% of schools in England.

How are the schools ranked?

By published Department for Education exam results averaged over three years: for secondary schools, Attainment 8 plus a quarter of the share getting grade 5+ in English and maths; for primary schools, the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths plus half the share reaching the higher standard. The order uses the three-year average, so a school can rank above one with a higher single-year result. Schools with fewer than 10 pupils taking the tests are not ranked. Exam results are only part of the picture: visit, read the Ofsted report and check admissions rules, as living nearby does not guarantee a place.