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St Luke's Catholic Academy

Harlow, CM19 4LU · Essex · primary school

Ofsted: Good · 2024 Inspected 2 years ago Mixed Primary Roman Catholic
3.5/10 Broadly average

307th of 391 primary schools in Essex we can score, 444 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Narrow the comparison to the 4,221 schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 1.6/10 among them, against 2.6/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 53.0 · 24 40% 0.96
Ofsted 52 35% 1.81
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 3.0 · 29 25% 0.73

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

Get to know the school

How it's doing. In 2024/25, 53.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. Only 3.0% reached the higher standard. Ofsted rated the school Good in January 2024. Narrow the comparison to the schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 1.6 out of 10 among them, against 2.6 out of 10 nationally.

Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join the choir or take guitar tuition. A breakfast club is available, but there is no after-school club.

Getting in. The school has 239 pupils in a building with 210 places, meaning it is over capacity by 29. This means places are competitive.

Worth asking on a visit. With results below the national median, how does the school support pupils who are not reaching expected standards? Since the school is over capacity, what is the process for securing a place? How does the absence of an after-school club affect families who need care beyond the school day?

Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.

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