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William Martin Church of England Infant and Nursery School

Primary Ages 3-7 185 pupils Harlow
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William Martin Church of England Infant and Nursery School is an academy converter in Harlow for pupils aged 3 to 7. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 185 pupils on roll.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 3-7
Religion Church of England
Address Tawneys Road
Harlow
Essex
CM18 6PN
Reference Number 145602

General Makeup

Number of pupils 185
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 58.92%
Girls: 41.08%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 18.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 30.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25.1
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 25.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 29 12 41
2 27 30 57

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 53.5%
White, Other 21.1%
African 7.6%
Mixed, Other 4.3%
White & Asian 2.2%
Indian 1.6%
Pakistani 1.6%
Unclassified 1.1%
White & Black (African) 1.1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.5%
Caribbean 0.5%
Asian, Other 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating
Last Report Date 13 Sep 2022 – no overall grade published for this inspection
Date Report
13 Sep 2022 School inspection
04 May 2018 Academy conversion letter
05 Oct 2016 Full inspection:
Previously as William Martin CofE VC Infant and Nursery School, Harlow
02 Oct 2014 Full inspection:
13 Sep 2010 Full inspection:
20 Feb 2008 Full inspection:
02 Dec 2002 Full inspection

Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 11 0
Third Preference 10 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous years

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 William Martin Church of England Infant and Nursery School had 154 pupils for 180 places. 26 places (14.4%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Harlow Primary C: Southwest (Tye Green)” planning area

Essex counted 543 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 550 in 2029–30, up 1%.

2018201920212022202320242025
Places 180180180180180180180
Pupils 177178160155163178154
Unfilled 1.7%1.1%11.1%13.9%9.4%1.1%14.4%

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at William Martin Church of England Infant and Nursery School attended 93.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 5.2%3.7%6.6%5.5%5.2%4.4%
Unauthorised absence 1.1%0.6%1.1%1.7%2.4%1.7%
Severely absent pupils 1.6%0.0%0.9%0.0%0.0%0.8%

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.6% of pupils at William Martin Church of England Infant and Nursery School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 2.91.40.02.13.06.73.7
Permanent exclusions 0000000

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 William Martin Church of England Infant and Nursery School had 22.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

20192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 8.311.110.19.710.211.510.211.0
Teachers who left state teaching 11.0%41.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%13.9%0.0%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 57.1%–57.1%87.5%87.5%77.8%40.0%–
Sick days per teacher 5.3–1.713.34.15.66.8–

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 11.4% of pupils at William Martin Church of England Infant and Nursery School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Speech, language and communication needs 12 4
Social, emotional and mental health 7 0
Moderate learning difficulty 1 0
Specific learning difficulty 1 0

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 William Martin Church of England Infant and Nursery School received £8,013 and spent £7,226 for each of its 185 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £310,000 (£1,678 per pupil).

Across all 21 schools of The Diocese of Chelmsford Vine Schools Trust, income was £7,530 and spending £7,249 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

2019202020212022202320242025
Revenue reserve £220,000£230,000£91,000£142,000£289,000£109,000£310,000
per pupil £1,147£1,222£508£816£1,642£547£1,678
In-year balance -£76,000-£41,000-£63,000£51,000£190,000£32,000£145,000
per pupil -£393-£220-£351£294£1,080£160£787

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

Name Distance
William Martin Church of England Junior School
Tawneys Road, Harlow, CM18 6PN
0.31 miles
Pear Tree Mead Academy
Pear Tree Mead, Harlow, Essex, CM18 7BY
0.32 miles
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Harlow
Tracyes Road, Southern Way, Harlow, Essex, CM18 6JJ
0.4 miles
Purford Green Primary School
Purford Green, Harlow, Essex, CM18 6HP
0.44 miles
Latton Green Primary Academy
Riddings Lane, Harlow, Essex, CM18 7HT
0.55 miles
Abbotsweld Primary Academy
Partridge Road, Harlow, Essex, CM18 6TE
0.6 miles
Potter Street Academy
Carters Mead, Harlow, Essex, CM17 9EU
0.78 miles
Longwood Primary Academy
Paringdon Road, Harlow, Essex, CM18 7RQ
0.81 miles
The Downs Primary School and Nursery
The Hides, Harlow, Essex, CM20 3RB
0.97 miles
St Luke's Catholic Academy
Pyenest Road, Harlow, Essex, CM19 4LU
1 miles
St James Church of England Primary School
Paringdon Road, Harlow, Essex, CM18 7RH
1.03 miles
Freshwaters Primary Academy
School Lane, Harlow, Essex, CM20 3QA
1.07 miles
Church Langley Community Primary School
Church Langley Way, Church Langley, Harlow, Essex, CM17 9TH
1.11 miles
Cooks Spinney Primary Academy and Nursery
Cooks Spinney, Harlow, Essex, CM20 3BW
1.15 miles
Kingsmoor Academy
Ployters Road, Harlow, Essex, CM18 7PS
1.2 miles
Jerounds Primary Academy
Pyenest Road, Harlow, Essex, CM19 4PH
1.23 miles
Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery
Little Grove Field, Harlow, Essex, CM19 4BU
1.29 miles
Henry Moore Primary School
Kiln Lane, Church Langley, Harlow, Essex, CM17 9LW
1.31 miles
St Alban's Catholic Academy
First Avenue, Harlow, Essex, CM20 2NP
1.34 miles
Milwards Primary School and Nursery
Paringdon Road, Harlow, Essex, CM19 4QX
1.37 miles
Name Distance
Harlow Fields School and College
Tendring Road, Harlow, Essex, CM18 6RN
0.48 miles
Passmores Academy
Tracyes Road, Harlow, Essex, CM18 6JH
0.52 miles
The Greenwell Academy
Commonside Road, Harlow, Essex, CM18 7EZ
0.53 miles
St Mark's West Essex Catholic School
Tripton Road, Harlow, Essex, CM18 6AA
0.6 miles
Sir Frederick Gibberd College
Tendring Road, Harlow, Essex, CM18 6RN
0.62 miles
Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow
Parnall Road, Harlow, Essex, CM18 7NQ
0.91 miles
Bmat Stem Academy
Velizy Avenue, Harlow, Essex, CM20 3EZ
0.99 miles
Harlow College
Velizy Avenue, Harlow, Essex, CM20 3LH
1.05 miles
Burnt Mill Academy
First Avenue, Harlow, Essex, CM20 2NR
1.35 miles
Mark Hall Academy
First Avenue, Harlow, CM17 9LR
1.71 miles
Saint Nicholas School
2.25 miles
Open Box Education Centre
St. John's Road, Epping, Essex, Essex, CM16 5DN
4.03 miles
Epping St John's Church of England School
Bury Lane, Epping, Essex, CM16 5JB
4.22 miles
The Tower School
33 High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BA
4.25 miles
Leventhorpe
Cambridge Road, Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, CM21 9BY
4.67 miles

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How many pupils does William Martin Church of England Infant and Nursery School have?

William Martin Church of England Infant and Nursery School has 185 pupils on roll.

What age range does William Martin Church of England Infant and Nursery School cover?

William Martin Church of England Infant and Nursery School for pupils aged 3 to 7.

Where is William Martin Church of England Infant and Nursery School?

William Martin Church of England Infant and Nursery School is at Tawneys Road, Harlow, Essex, CM18 6PN.

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