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Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Parnall Road, Harlow CM18 7NQ · stewardsacademy.org · 01279 421951
On the mapSearch near CM18 7NQ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 38.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Essex 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 978
- 93% of 1,050 places
- Local authority
- Essex
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 36.6%
- First language not English
- 21.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 142 families put the school first and 171 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 171 | 142 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 176 | 135 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 210 | 168 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 166 | 151 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 183 | 148 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 38.9, and 31% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Essex it was 45.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼38.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼31.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼52.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲52.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.40 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 14.4 | −7.5 |
| Further education | 70.3 | +1.1 |
| Other education | 1 | +0.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.5 | +2.5 |
| Employment | 2.5 | 0 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.9 | +2.4 |
| Activity not captured | 2.5 | +1 |
Ofsted
Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 8 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 8 May 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Nov 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2022Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good May 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
50% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (68 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 50%
- Replies
- 68
- 7% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on the 47% who had a child bullied
based on 17 parents (25%) with SEND