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Milwards Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Paringdon Road, Harlow CM19 4QX · milwards.essex.sch.uk · 01279 435850
On the mapSearch near CM19 4QX
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 77%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Essex 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.51 mi
- 0.83 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 226
- 94% of 240 places
- Local authority
- Essex
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 31%
- First language not English
- 28.8%
- 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 0.51 mi (826 m) from the school. Source: Essex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 28 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 100% 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 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 31 | 34 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 0.51 mi0.83 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 77% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% 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 | |||
| ▲77% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 114922)
Ofsted
Milwards Primary School and Nursery was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 7 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 7 Nov 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2021
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 114922), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2021Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Sept 2013Good
Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114922)
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (44 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 44
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 52% who raised concerns
based on the 23% who had a child bullied