Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow

State-Funded School

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East of EnglandRegion

EssexLocal Authority

HarlowConstituency

CM18 7NQPostcode

0.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Essex, East of England.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 978 pupils. Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow is part of The Passmores Co-operative Learning Community.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 38.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 31%
EBacc average point score: 3.4

Ethnicity

White

73%

Asian

Black

10%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

978

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

37%

England average

27%

First language not English

22%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 978
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: The Passmores Co-operative Learning Community

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
19 Jun 2024	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
22 Jun 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.