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Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Little Grove Field, Harlow CM19 4BU · harestreet.essex.sch.uk · 01279 868181
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2020
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 85%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Essex 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.50 mi
- 0.81 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
- Demand for places
- 1.6
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 454
- 34 over 420 places · 108%
- Local authority
- Essex
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 28.6%
- First language not English
- 42.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.50 mi (810 m) from the school. Source: Essex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 98 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 60% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 98 | 1.6▲ | 60% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 87 | 1.5▲ | 68% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 82 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 93 | 1.6▲ | 65% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 112 | 1.9▲ | 53% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 0.50 mi0.81 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 85% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% the higher standard. Across Essex it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲85% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲112 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 14 January 2020, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Mar 2025 found: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 4 Mar 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jan 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2020Outstanding
Quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Sept 2018Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective Sept 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Dec 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
80% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (44 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 80%
- Replies
- 44
- 10% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (23%) with SEND