Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Harlow
Tracyes Road, Harlow, CM18 6JJ
412 pupils · 94% of 436 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC PRIMARY ACADEMY
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 17.2%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
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 9 March 2023, published 2 May 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 | 67% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 6% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.9 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 50 | 45 | 84 | 50 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 48 | 44 | 75 | 45 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 56 | 55 | 89 | 56 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 46 | 37 | 67 | 40 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 45 | 45 | 80 | 45 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 45 | 41 | 85 | 43 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 59 | 117 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 65 | 134 | 60 |
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
- Pear Tree Mead Academy 0.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Purford Green Primary School 0.4 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Potter Street Academy 0.6 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- William Martin Church of England Infant and Nursery School 0.6 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Latton Green Primary Academy 1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- William Martin Church of England Junior School 1.1 km · Good (2022) · 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.