The Greenwell Academy
Free schools special · Mixed · Essex
Commonside Road, Harlow, CM18 7EZ
–
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
—
No graded inspection
Application demand
—
No council data
Attendance
79.6%
55.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
19
Capacity used
Has space30%
64 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Details
- Type
- Free schools special
- Age range
- 7–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Headteacher
- Lucy Goodman
- Address
- Commonside Road, Harlow, CM18 7EZ
- Phone
- 01279746845
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward / constituency
- Latton Bush & Stewards · Harlow
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 149745
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 26% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 0% | — | — |
| SEN support | 36% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE BECKMEAD TRUST
19 pupils · 64 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
28 April 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Strong standard Achievement Expected standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Expected standard Attendance and behaviour Strong standard Leadership and governance Expected standard Early years Not applicable Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard Post-16 provision Not applicable
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 18 pupils
Attendance
79.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
20.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
55.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
5.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
7.9%
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 over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in cohort | 1 | — |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
Loading prices…
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.