Passmores Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Harlow, Essex
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Essex County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2023–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Passmores Academy is a secondary school in Harlow, Essex for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 15 February 2024. Essex has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
Passmores Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2022 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 entry in 2026 had 237 first-choice applications for 229 offers, 1.0 first choices per offer, the 23rd highest of 75 Essex secondary schools.
- In 2026, 218 Year 7 offers went to first-choice families, 19 first-choice families were not offered a place, and 11 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 21% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 34.8 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Essex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Tracyes Road, Harlow, CM18 6JH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 1,199 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 15 February 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils at this school are warm and welcoming.”
- “They have high regard for staff and each other.”
- “Of particular note, is their support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
To improve
- “Where pupils are persistently absent, they do not perform as well as they should.”
- “This is a key factor as to why published outcomes are below what is typical nationally.”
- “Sometimes, teachers do not manage their time well in lessons.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 March 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 21% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 34.8 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 237 first-preference applications, 229 offers in total, 218 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- St Mark's West Essex Catholic School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Sir Frederick Gibberd College 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bmat Stem Academy 1.4 mi Good
- Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow 1.4 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Burnt Mill Academy 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Mark Hall Academy 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Epping St John's Church of England School 4.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Ongar Academy 6.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published