Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow
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, 2022–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow is a secondary school in Harlow, Essex for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 8 May 2024. Essex has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Year 7 applicant was offered a place in 2026, as at 59 of the 71 other Essex secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- In 2026 there were 142 first-choice applications for 171 Year 7 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 29 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 31% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Essex.
- The 2024/25 Attainment 8 score was 38.9 (England 46), and the latest Ofsted outcome, on 8 May 2024, was Requires improvement.
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
- Parnall Road, Harlow, CM18 7NQ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 978 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 36.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 8 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils at Stewards Academy have frequent opportunities to increase their confidence and to widen their experiences and interests.”
- “Pupils develop their leadership skills when they become prefects or join the school council.”
- “This prepares them for the next stages in their education and employment.”
To improve
- “Pupils’ experiences in lessons are not always as positive as they should be as the curriculum is not consistently taught well enough.”
- “Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) do not always receive effective support in lessons.”
- “However, not all pupils respect each other’s right to learn and to be treated with kindness.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 June 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) | 31% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 38.9 | 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: 142 first-preference applications, 171 offers in total, 142 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.
- Sir Frederick Gibberd College 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Mark's West Essex Catholic School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Bmat Stem Academy 1.3 mi Good
- Passmores Academy 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Burnt Mill Academy 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Mark Hall Academy 2.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Epping St John's Church of England School 3.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy 5.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published