Schools in CM18 postcode district

Schools in postcode district CM18. Add your full home postcode below for distance filtering and a your neighbourhood comparison with the wider CM18 area.

Covers: Abbotsweld, Bush Fair, Kingsmoor, Latton Bush & Stewards, Longwood, Passmores, Stewards, and Sumners & Kingsmoor

Add your home postcode in the green box below. Until then, distances use the centre of CM18. The list starts at 3 miles — you can change that. Not an official school catchment.

Neighbourhood & area context

Three levels help you compare places: your neighbourhood (your full postcode), postcode district CM18 (schools and local averages on this page), and Harlow (wider council census and crime — background only, not your street). We only show rows we actually hold.

Add your full home postcode in the green box above to see how your street compares with postcode district CM18 and Harlow.

District area rating (CM18)Above average

Postcode district CM18

Schools and figures for this postcode district — the same CM18 bucket as the map and school list (before your distance filter).

Schools in district
17 (10 primary, 4 secondary)
Average attendance
94.4%
Average free school meals
29.2%
Average SEN
26.7%
Average EAL
20.4%
Deprivation around local schools
Slightly more deprived than average for England
Average house price
£314,356 (-0.8% year on year)
Flood risk
Low
Broadband
Gigabit available (91%+ premises, 300+ Mbps)
Green space
Good – parks and playing fields within walking distance
Council tax
Typical band B–C

Wider area: Harlow

Census and crime for Harlow (local council within Essex). Useful context for the borough or council — not broken down to your village or street.

Population
93,334
Households
35,532
Aged under 18
24.0%
Aged 16–64 (approx.)
61.4%
Aged 65+
14.6%
Ethnicity
White 83%, Black 6%, Asian 6%
Crimes (estimated)
11,993
Crimes per 1,000 (estimated)
128.5

About these figures: School data mostly from 2024–25. Wider-area lines use Census 2021 for Harlow. Crime figures are rough estimates, not police records for your postcode.

Map of schools in this area

The map shows 17 schools in postcode district CM18. Numbered circles group nearby schools — click to zoom in. Use the list beside the map, a pin, or Show on map on a school card below.

How far from the CM18 centre?

Pick a radius to control which schools appear in the list below. Only schools whose postcode is in CM18 are included — we measure the straight-line distance from CM18 centre. Add your home postcode above to search by distance from your address across nearby districts.

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3 miles is selected by default. Add your home postcode at the top to measure from your address instead of the district centre. Try 1 mile or 1.5 miles for a shorter list, 3 miles for a wider search, or All in district for every CM18 school regardless of distance. Straight-line distance only — not walking, driving, or an official catchment area.

Schools (within 3 miles of CM18 centre)

Sorted by distance from CM18 centre, nearest first. Use the buttons above to change how far out we look, or show the whole of CM18. Each card shows straight-line miles, Ofsted rating and key statistics.

  • William Martin Church of England Infant and Nursery School

    Tawneys Road, Harlow CM18 6PN

    TypeAcademy converter
    TrustTHE DIOCESE OF CHELMSFORD VINE SCHOOLS TRUST
    Age range3–7
    Ofsted13 Oct 2022School remains Good
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    0.3 miles from CM18 centre Walking distance
    Pupils
    191
    Free school meals
    24.2%
    SEN
    15.2%
    EAL
    29.8%
    Attendance
    93.6%
    Persistent absence
    16.4%
    Admissions
    Usually oversubscribed
    Attainment
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  • Abbotsweld Primary Academy

    Partridge Road, Harlow CM18 6TE

    TypeAcademy sponsor led
    TrustNET ACADEMIES TRUST
    Age range5–11
    Ofsted3 May 2023School remains Good
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    0.4 miles from CM18 centre Walking distance
    Pupils
    308
    Free school meals
    31.5%
    SEN
    17.5%
    EAL
    27.3%
    Attendance
    95.5%
    Persistent absence
    9.2%
    Admissions
    Usually oversubscribed
    Attainment
    60% met expected standard (KS2)
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  • William Martin Church of England Junior School

    Tawneys Road, Harlow CM18 6PN

    TypeAcademy sponsor led
    TrustTHE DIOCESE OF CHELMSFORD VINE SCHOOLS TRUST
    Age range7–11
    OfstedGood20 Oct 2022
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    0.4 miles from CM18 centre Walking distance
    Pupils
    245
    Free school meals
    35.1%
    SEN
    17.6%
    EAL
    24.1%
    Attendance
    94.9%
    Persistent absence
    17%
    Admissions
    Usually oversubscribed
    Attainment
    70% met expected standard (KS2)
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  • Latton Green Primary Academy

    Riddings Lane, Harlow CM18 7HT

    TypeAcademy sponsor led
    TrustNET ACADEMIES TRUST
    Age range3–11
    Ofsted14 Jun 2023School remains Good
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    0.5 miles from CM18 centre Walking distance
    Pupils
    201
    Free school meals
    16.4%
    SEN
    16.4%
    EAL
    13.4%
    Attendance
    96.4%
    Persistent absence
    5.9%
    Admissions
    Usually oversubscribed
    Attainment
    65% met expected standard (KS2)
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  • Pear Tree Mead Academy

    Pear Tree Mead, Harlow CM18 7BY

    TypeAcademy converter
    TrustTHE PASSMORES CO-OPERATIVE LEARNING COMMUNITY
    Age range2–11
    Ofsted26 Apr 2023School remains Good
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    0.5 miles from CM18 centre Walking distance
    Pupils
    483
    Free school meals
    26.2%
    SEN
    13.3%
    EAL
    15.3%
    Attendance
    96%
    Persistent absence
    9.1%
    Admissions
    Usually oversubscribed
    Attainment
    80% met expected standard (KS2)
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  • Longwood Primary Academy

    Paringdon Road, Harlow CM18 7RQ

    TypeAcademy sponsor led
    TrustNET ACADEMIES TRUST
    Age range3–11
    Ofsted14 Jun 2023School remains Good
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    0.5 miles from CM18 centre Walking distance
    Pupils
    425
    Free school meals
    38.1%
    SEN
    16.7%
    SEN provision
    Resourced provision
    EAL
    32.9%
    Attendance
    96.2%
    Persistent absence
    8.6%
    Admissions
    Usually oversubscribed
    Attainment
    50% met expected standard (KS2)
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  • Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Harlow

    Tracyes Road, Southern Way, Harlow CM18 6JJ

    TypeAcademy converter
    TrustHOLY CROSS CATHOLIC PRIMARY ACADEMY
    Age range5–11
    Ofsted2 May 2023School remains Good
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    0.7 miles from CM18 centre Walking distance
    Pupils
    421
    Free school meals
    18.8%
    SEN
    14.5%
    EAL
    41.1%
    Attendance
    96.8%
    Persistent absence
    5.1%
    Admissions
    Usually oversubscribed
    Attainment
    72% met expected standard (KS2)
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  • Purford Green Primary School

    Purford Green, Harlow CM18 6HP

    TypeAcademy sponsor led
    TrustTHE PASSMORES CO-OPERATIVE LEARNING COMMUNITY
    Age range3–11
    Ofsted12 Jan 2025Standards maintained
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    0.7 miles from CM18 centre Walking distance
    Pupils
    227
    Free school meals
    26.2%
    SEN
    21.1%
    EAL
    19.4%
    Attendance
    97.2%
    Persistent absence
    3.9%
    Admissions
    Usually oversubscribed
    Attainment
    71% met expected standard (KS2)
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  • St James Church of England Primary School

    Paringdon Road, Harlow CM18 7RH

    TypeAcademy sponsor led
    TrustTHE DIOCESE OF CHELMSFORD VINE SCHOOLS TRUST
    Age range5–11
    Ofsted19 Nov 2023School remains Good
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    0.7 miles from CM18 centre Walking distance
    Pupils
    206
    Free school meals
    22.8%
    SEN
    19.4%
    EAL
    25.2%
    Attendance
    95.6%
    Persistent absence
    12.5%
    Admissions
    Usually oversubscribed
    Attainment
    56% met expected standard (KS2)
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  • Kingsmoor Academy

    Ployters Road, Harlow CM18 7PS

    TypeAcademy sponsor led
    TrustACADEMY TRANSFORMATION TRUST
    Age range4–11
    Ofsted6 May 2025Standards maintained
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    0.9 miles from CM18 centre Walking distance
    Pupils
    302
    Free school meals
    29.8%
    SEN
    24.8%
    EAL
    30.1%
    Attendance
    95.3%
    Persistent absence
    13.1%
    Admissions
    Usually oversubscribed
    Attainment
    75% met expected standard (KS2)
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Guide to school and area statistics

A short key for the statistics shown on this page for CM18. We have not listed house prices, broadband, green space or similar extras here unless they appear in the neighbourhood and area context section.

School listings

What you see on each school card

Only fields that appear on at least one school on this page are listed. Hover a stat row when you see a question mark for a one-line reminder.

School type
How the school is run — for example academy, council-maintained, voluntary aided or free school.
Trust
The multi-academy trust or sponsor running the school, where it is an academy.
Age range
Year groups on roll — for example 4–11 for primary, or 11–18 with sixth form.
Ofsted
Latest published inspection grade, inspection date where we have it, and a link to the school’s page on the Ofsted reports site.
Straight-line miles
Distance as the crow flies from your home postcode when you have entered one, otherwise from the middle of this district. Not walking or driving time.
Walking, cycling and park-and-stride hints
Rough bands from straight-line miles: about 1 mile or less may suit walking; about 1–2.5 miles we show cycling and park-and-stride; over about 2.5 miles park-and-stride only. Not checked routes or journey times.
Pupils
Number of pupils on roll from published school census data.
Free school meals
Share of pupils eligible for free school meals.
SEN
Share of pupils with SEN support or an Education, Health and Care plan.
SEN provision
Extra on-site support such as a resourced provision or SEN unit.
English as an additional language (EAL)
Share of pupils whose first language is not English, where recorded.
Attendance
Share of possible sessions attended. Higher is better.
Persistent absence
Share of pupils missing 10% or more of sessions. Lower is better.
Admissions pressure
Indicative label from recent applications versus places — oversubscribed, about average or often has spaces.
Attainment
Primary: share meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (Key Stage 2). Secondary: Progress 8. A dash means nothing was published for that school.
Attainment vs local
Compares each school’s headline to others of the same phase on this page — above, below or about average for the district.
Area overview

What you see in the area overview

Matches the two blocks above — postcode district first, then the wider council area.

Area rating (stars)
A simple 1–5 guide from deprivation around schools here — not Ofsted grades. Recorded crime can nudge the score when we have it; estimates do not.
Schools in district
How many schools are in this postcode district, split by primary and secondary.
Average attendance
Mean attendance across schools here with published absence data.
Average free school meals
Mean free school meals eligibility across schools here with published data.
Average SEN
Mean SEN percentage across schools here with published data.
Average EAL
Mean English as an additional language percentage where published.
Deprivation
How deprived neighbourhoods around schools here are compared with England (official deprivation index, shown as bands 1–10 where 1 is most deprived and 10 is least deprived).
Average house price
Typical sold prices for this postcode district where we have them — street-by-street prices vary.
Flood risk
Indicative summary — check Environment Agency maps for a specific address.
Broadband
General picture of speeds and availability — check with providers at your address.
Green space
Brief summary of access to parks or countryside nearby.
Council tax
Typical band for the area — your exact band depends on the property.
Your home neighbourhood
When you enter your full home postcode, we compare deprivation for your small area with the typical area around schools in this district.
Population, households, ethnicity and age
Census figures for the local council area — not your street or this postcode district alone.
Crime figures
Often a rough council-wide estimate, not police records for your postcode. Badges compare to the national average when we have recorded data.
Using this page

Using this page

Tools on this page for narrowing schools and understanding distances.

Distance filter
Controls which schools appear in the list — 1, 1.5, 2 or 3 miles, or every school in this district. Not an admissions catchment.
About these figures
School and Ofsted data from official releases. The area overview splits postcode-district figures from wider council context, with dates at the bottom of that panel.