Newhall Primary Academy

Newhall Primary Academy is performing well, achieving a 'Good' rating in all inspected areas. This is notable as it marks the school's first inspection since opening in 2018. The school fosters a vibrant environment where pupils feel safe and enjoy learning. Positive relationships among pupils and staff contribute to an atmosphere with minimal bullying. The school is effective in teaching early reading and supports pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), although there are some gaps in provision for a few individuals. Leaders are ambitious for all students, and the curriculum is generally clear and well-sequenced, although inconsistencies in implementation exist in some subjects, leading to gaps in knowledge for certain pupils.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy coming to school and exhibit positive relationships with staff.
• High ambition for all pupils to achieve well is demonstrated by school leaders.
• Early reading and phonics are taught effectively, preparing pupils for future learning.
• Pupils demonstrate good behavior and attitudes towards learning.
• The school promotes understanding of diversity and respect among pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in curriculum implementation lead to gaps in knowledge for some pupils.
• A small number of pupils with SEND are not identified quickly enough to receive support.

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 Newhall Primary Academy attended 94.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

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, 0.6% of pupils at Newhall Primary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

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 Newhall Primary Academy had 24.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

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, 12.1% of pupils at Newhall Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

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 Newhall Primary Academy received £6,747 and spent £6,315 for each of its 480 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £109,000 (£228 per pupil).

Across all 65 schools of Reach2 Academy Trust, income was £7,346 and spending £7,105 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

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.

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All schools in Harlow · Essex local authority: places and applications

Newhall Primary Academy is part of Reach2 Academy Trust, which runs 65 schools. The nearest others:

• Pemberley Academy Harlow
• Water Lane Primary Academy Harlow
• Chigwell Primary Academy Chigwell
• Chapel End Junior Academy London
• Concordia Academy Romford
• The Woodside Primary Academy London
• Langtons Junior Academy Hornchurch
• Dorothy Barley Junior Academy Dagenham
• Summerside Primary Academy London
• Purfleet Primary Academy Purfleet-On-Thames

What is Newhall Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Newhall Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Newhall Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Newhall Primary Academy was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Newhall Primary Academy have?

Newhall Primary Academy has 497 pupils on roll.

What age range does Newhall Primary Academy cover?

Newhall Primary Academy for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Newhall Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Newhall Primary Academy?

Newhall Primary Academy is at Round House Way, Harlow, CM17 9SF.