Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Essex
Parnall Road, Harlow, CM18 7NQ
48
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 08/05/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
88.5%
33.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
978
Capacity used
Nearly full93%
1,050 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
135 of 135 families who put it first got an offer
176
Places offered
296
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 135 | 135 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 62 | 17 | ● 27% |
| 3rd preference | 44 | 2 | ● 5% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 55 | 1 | ● 2% |
| Total | 296 | 155 | 52% |
1st preference success by year
Essex lets families list 6 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Stephen Drew
- Address
- Parnall Road, Harlow, CM18 7NQ
- Phone
- 01279421951
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward / constituency
- Latton Bush & Stewards · Harlow
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137552
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 37% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 18% | — | — |
| SEN support | 4% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE PASSMORES CO-OPERATIVE LEARNING COMMUNITY
978 pupils · 1,050 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
08 May 2024
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement - 22
23 November 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,041 pupils
Attendance
88.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
11.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
33.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
7.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 33.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -1.01 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 20% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 39% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.99 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 38.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 31% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 52.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 52.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 210 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 207 | 10% | 39% | 59% | |
| English Language | 206 | 12% | 41% | 59% | |
| English Literature | 206 | 12% | 43% | 61% | |
| Combined Science | 145 | 3% | 23% | 44% | |
| Geography | 107 | 7% | 23% | 36% | |
| Art and Design | 86 | 10% | 33% | 56% | |
| History | 75 | 17% | 43% | 52% | |
| Spanish | 69 | 7% | 38% | 54% | |
| Biology | 60 | 10% | 42% | 57% | |
| Social Studies | 53 | 19% | 49% | 57% | |
| Business | 45 | 4% | 44% | 62% | |
| French | 41 | 12% | 41% | 51% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Essex council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.