Pear Tree Mead Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Harlow, Essex
Pear Tree Mead Academy is a primary school in Harlow, Essex for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 22 February 2023.
Key facts
- Address
- Pear Tree Mead, Harlow, CM18 7BY
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 460 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 26.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 22 February 2023
Strengths
- “Pear Tree Academy is a calm and happy place for pupils to learn.”
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school, and they look forward to learning.”
- “Pupils learn and achieve well.”
To improve
- “However, they would like more after-school activities to choose from.”
- “In some subjects, leaders’ planning does not make clear the exact content that staff need to teach.”
- “Staff are not as well trained in these subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 April 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 62% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 43 first-preference applications, 45 offers in total, 43 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Harlow 0.2 mi School remains Good
- William Martin Church of England Infant and Nursery School 0.3 mi School remains Good
- Latton Green Primary Academy 0.4 mi School remains Good
- Purford Green Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained
- Potter Street Academy 0.6 mi Standards maintained
- William Martin Church of England Junior School 0.6 mi Good
- Abbotsweld Primary Academy 0.9 mi School remains Good
- Longwood Primary Academy 0.9 mi School remains Good