Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery
Barrack Lane, Harwich, CO12 3NS
222 pupils · 82% of 270 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 42.8%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 3 October 2023, published 13 November 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 31% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.03 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 31 | 56 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 29 | 29 | 50 | 29 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 33 | 63 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 46 | 67 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 21 | 21 | 46 | 21 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 30 | 52 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 46 | 74 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 36 | 51 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Mayflower Primary School 1.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 1.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Spring Meadow Primary School & Nursery 2.1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Dovercourt 2.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery 3.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Langer Primary Academy 3.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.