Fawbert and Barnard's Primary School

EssexAcademy converter

London Road, Old Harlow, CM17 0DA

Headteacher: Mrs Sophia OvonlenSchool website ↗Pupils: 209 (capacity: 210)Part of NET ACADEMIES TRUST
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
76% of first-choice applicants offered a place
52%
Reading, Writing & Maths
76%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
52.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
3.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 62%·Writing 79%·Maths 62%All three 52%
Reading
Expected62%
Exceeding28%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected79%
Exceeding7%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected62%
Exceeding17%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
33
How many got their first choice?
25of 33 (75.8%)
How many applied in total?
116

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
28.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
7.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
3.0%
Boys and girls
56%girls·44%boys
116 girls, 93 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 77% (2023/24), currently 52%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1664.0%4.0%-1.2+0.6+1.0
2016/1757.0%3.0%+1.6-2.1-0.6
2017/1852.0%7.0%-0.8-1.3-2.9
2018/1947.0%7.0%-4.5-0.1-2.9
2022/2366.0%14.0%+3.2+3.9+4.7
2023/2477.0%3.0%---
2024/2552.0%3.0%---