Roydon Primary Academy
Epping Road, Harlow, CM19 5HN
173 pupils · 82% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- BMAT EDUCATION
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 24.9%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — 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 May 2024, published 17 June 2024. 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 | 59% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 4% |
“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 — 0.86 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 29 | 25 | 42 | 29 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 20 | 20 | 31 | 20 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 21 | 19 | 35 | 21 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 27 | 24 | 48 | 25 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 32 | 53 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 22 | 20 | 39 | 22 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 31 | 60 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 39 | 59 | 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
- Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery 2.6 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Little Parndon Primary Academy 3 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery 3.1 km · Outstanding (2020) · previous system
- Water Lane Primary Academy 3.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Forres Primary Academy 3.2 km · Requires improvement (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.