Schools and Education in Old Harlow

There are 66 schools within 5 miles of Old Harlow town centre, including 45 primary and 9 secondary schools. Of those inspected by Ofsted, 92% are rated Good or Outstanding. Notable Outstanding schools include Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School, Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery and Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School. A further 4 schools are rated below Good, so checking individual Ofsted reports is recommended.

Total Schools
66
Primary
45
Secondary
9
Good / Outstanding
92%

Ofsted Ratings Overview

42
Outstanding (4) Good (42) Requires Improvement (4) Not yet inspected (16)
Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School Primary 2.2 miles Knight Street, Sawbridgeworth, CM21 9AT Inspected: 02 May 2024 Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery Primary 2.4 miles Harberts Road, Harlow, CM19 4BU Inspected: 31 March 2025 Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School Primary 3.9 miles High Street, Hunsdon, Ware, SG12 8NT Inspected: 13 March 2025 The Bishop's Stortford High School Secondary 4.9 miles Jacobs Walk, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 4SH Inspected: 07 July 2023
Harlowbury Primary School Primary 0.2 miles Watlington Road, Old Harlow, Harlow, CM17 0DX Inspected: 12 May 2022 Churchgate Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Harlow Primary 0.6 miles Hobbs Cross Road, Harlow, CM17 0LB Inspected: 25 June 2024 Newhall Primary Academy Primary 0.7 miles Round House Way, Harlow, CM17 9SF Inspected: 14 March 2023 Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery Primary 0.8 miles Mowbray Road, Harlow, CM20 2LS Inspected: 06 May 2022 Church Langley Community Primary School Primary 1 miles Minton Lane, Church Langley, Harlow, CM17 9TH Inspected: 19 March 2024 St Alban's Catholic Academy Primary 1.2 miles Altham Grove, Harlow, CM20 2NP Inspected: 28 November 2024 Burnt Mill Academy Secondary 1.3 miles Altham Grove, Harlow, CM20 2NR Inspected: 12 June 2023 Freshwaters Primary Academy Primary 1.5 miles School Lane, Harlow, CM20 3QA Inspected: 05 March 2025 Purford Green Primary School Primary 1.7 miles Purford Green, Harlow, CM18 6HP Inspected: 13 January 2025 Potter Street Academy Primary 1.7 miles Harlow, CM17 9EU Inspected: 12 December 2024 High Wych Church of England Primary School Primary 1.7 miles High Wych Road, Sawbridgeworth, CM21 0JB Inspected: 23 January 2024 Harlow College 16 plus 1.8 miles Broadfield, Harlow, CM20 3LH Inspected: 05 July 2024 Bmat Stem Academy Secondary 1.8 miles Broadfield, Harlow, CM20 3EZ Inspected: 21 March 2023 Passmores Academy Secondary 1.9 miles Southern Way, Harlow, CM18 6JH Inspected: 19 March 2024 Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Harlow Primary 1.9 miles Southern Way, Southern Way, Harlow, CM18 6JJ Inspected: 03 May 2023 St Mark's West Essex Catholic School Secondary 1.9 miles Westfield, Harlow, CM18 6AA Inspected: 27 April 2023 William Martin Church of England Junior School Primary 2.1 miles Tawneys Road, Harlow, CM18 6PN Inspected: 21 October 2022 Pemberley Academy Primary 2.2 miles Hodings Road, Harlow, CM20 1NW Inspected: 11 March 2024 Mandeville Primary School Primary 2.3 miles West Road, Sawbridgeworth, CM21 0BL Inspected: 28 April 2023 Abbotsweld Primary Academy Primary 2.4 miles Partridge Road, Harlow, CM18 6TE Inspected: 04 May 2023 Reedings Junior School Primary 2.5 miles Sawbridgeworth, CM21 9DD Inspected: 13 May 2024 Latton Green Primary Academy Primary 2.6 miles Hawthorns, Harlow, CM18 7HT Inspected: 15 June 2023 St Luke's Catholic Academy Primary 2.7 miles Pyenest Road, Harlow, CM19 4LU Inspected: 24 January 2024 Leventhorpe Secondary 2.7 miles School Lane, Sawbridgeworth, CM21 9BY Inspected: 14 May 2024 Longwood Primary Academy Primary 2.8 miles Peterswood, Harlow, CM18 7RQ Inspected: 15 June 2023 Har1 the Tree House Family Hub 2.9 miles Parnall Road, Harlow, CM18 7NG Inspected: 21 April 2011 Jerounds Primary Academy Primary 2.9 miles Holly Field, Harlow, CM19 4PH Inspected: 28 November 2022 St James Church of England Primary School Primary 3 miles Rye Hill Road, Harlow, CM18 7RH Inspected: 20 November 2023 Kingsmoor Academy Primary 3.2 miles Ployters Road, Harlow, CM18 7PS Inspected: 07 May 2025 Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery Primary 3.3 miles Brookside, Harlow, CM19 5NJ Inspected: 18 January 2022 Milwards Primary School and Nursery Primary 3.3 miles The Maples, Harlow, CM19 4QX Inspected: 14 December 2023 Water Lane Primary Academy Primary 3.6 miles Broadley Road, Harlow, CM19 5RD Inspected: 19 June 2023 Hatfield Heath Primary School Primary 3.7 miles A1060, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7EA Inspected: 21 January 2025 Spellbrook CofE Primary School Primary 3.7 miles Oram Court, Spellbrook, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 4BA Inspected: 14 December 2021 St Elizabeth's School Not applicable 3.9 miles Centenary Close, Much Hadham, SG10 6EW Inspected: 22 November 2023 St Elizabeth's Centre Not applicable 3.9 miles Centenary Close, Hertfordshire, SG10 6EW Inspected: 24 June 2022 Matching Green Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary 3.9 miles Watery Lane, Matching Green, Harlow, CM17 0QB Inspected: 14 September 2023 Little Hallingbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary 4.1 miles Wright's Green Lane, Little Hallingbury, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7RE Inspected: 12 December 2024 Roydon Primary Academy Primary 4.2 miles Epping Road, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5HN Inspected: 18 June 2024 Widford School Primary 4.4 miles Ware Road, Widford, Widford Herts, SG12 8RE Inspected: 01 April 2025 St Andrew's CofE Primary School Primary 4.6 miles School Green Lane, North Weald, Epping, CM16 6EH Inspected: 18 September 2023 Moreton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary 4.7 miles Church Road, Ongar, CM5 0JD Inspected: 17 March 2023
Har3 Potter Street Family Hub Delivery Site 1.7 miles Carters Mead, Harlow, CM17 9EU Inspected: 04 March 2015 EH6 Duckling Green Family Centre 2.3 miles The Forebury, The Forebury, Sawbridgeworth, CM21 9BD Inspected: 16 February 2015 Little Parndon Primary Academy Primary 2.4 miles Hodings Road, Harlow, CM20 1PU Inspected: 13 September 2023 Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow Secondary 2.9 miles Parnall Road, Harlow, CM18 7NQ Inspected: 20 June 2024
Fawbert and Barnard's Primary School Primary 0.2 miles Walfords Close, Old Harlow, CM17 0DA Mark Hall Academy Secondary 0.3 miles First Avenue, Harlow, CM17 9LR Saint Nicholas School Not applicable 0.8 miles Hobbs Cross Road, Essex, CM17 0NJ Cooks Spinney Primary Academy and Nursery Primary 1 miles Cooks Spinney, Harlow, CM20 3BW Henry Moore Primary School Primary 1.3 miles Pilkingtons, Church Langley, Harlow, CM17 9LW The Downs Primary School and Nursery Primary 1.8 miles Greenhills, Harlow, CM20 3RB Pear Tree Mead Academy Primary 2.1 miles Pear Tree Mead, Harlow, CM18 7BY William Martin Church of England Infant and Nursery School Primary 2.1 miles Tawneys Road, Harlow, CM18 6PN Harlow Fields School and College Not applicable 2.4 miles Tendring Road, Harlow, CM18 6RN Sir Frederick Gibberd College Secondary 2.4 miles Tendring Road, Harlow, CM18 6RN Har2 the Meadows Family Hub Delivery Site 2.4 miles Harberts Road, Little Grove Field, Harlow, CM19 4BU Beckmead Moundwood Academy Not applicable 2.5 miles Commonside Road, Harlow, CM18 7EZ The Greenwell Academy Not applicable 2.5 miles Commonside Road, Harlow, CM18 7EZ Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary 2.6 miles The Street, Sheering, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7LU Epping Upland CofE Primary School Primary 4.6 miles Carters Lane, Epping Green, Epping, CM16 6QJ Howe Green House School Not applicable 4.9 miles Howe Green Road, Great Hallingbury, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, CM22 7UF