Roydon Primary Academy, Harlow
Roydon Primary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Harlow, part of Bmat Education. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in July 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in May 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 15th-highest of the 30 schools in Harlow with published results, and 6,834th of 14,452 across England. It was 88% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2015)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Essex (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Roydon Primary Academy in detail
Roydon Primary Academy in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "At Roydon Primary Academy our vision is to empower all children to fulfil their true potential through excellent education provision that inspires academic success and nurtures whole-child personal development. Within a safe, happy and stimulating environment, children are inspired and their individual achievements and efforts are celebrated."
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £3 per session.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils at Roydon Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 78% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 76% in Essex and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 75% in reading and 58% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Roydon Primary Academy
For September 2026 entry, 25 families put Roydon Primary Academy as their first choice and 42 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Roydon Primary Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Roydon Primary Academy are Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery (1.6 miles, Good, 80% reading, 75% maths); Little Parndon Primary Academy (1.8 miles, Requires improvement, 78% reading, 64% maths); St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (1.9 miles, Good, 57% reading, 70% maths); and Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery (1.9 miles, Outstanding, 93% reading, 95% maths).
Roydon Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.
Katherines Primary Academy and NurseryLittle Parndon Primary AcademySt Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolHare Street Community Primary School and Nursery
The trust
Roydon Primary Academy is one of 12 schools run by Bmat Education, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
8.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (60%) and Mixed (7%).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Roydon Rail Station, about 710 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Telephone Exchange (outside), 60 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 19 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Essex (97).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Roydon Primary Academy issued 18 suspensions, 9.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from July 2015, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Roydon Primary Academy is a welcoming and inclusive school. Pupils are happy, and they achieve well. The school has high expectations for all. Pupils have regular opportunities to recall and apply prior learning, this is helping them to remember important knowledge over time.
The school's 'E.A.R.T.H' (empathy, achievement, resilience, teamwork and healthy living) values support pupils to strive to do their best. Pupils learn about empathy and how they can live a good life at home and at school.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school has designed an ambitious curriculum that starts from the early years. The curriculum details the knowledge, skills and vocabulary that pupils need to know to achieve highly.
Teachers are skilled in planning lessons that support pupils to remember key content over time. They set work that helps pupils to retain important ideas. Pupils take pride in their work. They have opportunities to complete independent work. However, in some areas, the work given to pupils is not demanding enough and they often lose focus. This is because staff training has not been precise enough to help staff plan and deliver lessons that are appropriately ambitious. Staff do not always give pupils enough opportunties to practise what they know.
From Ofsted's May 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its July 2015 inspection - up from Inadequate.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
24.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 78% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 58% to 78% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 67% to 59% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
24.7
Avg class size
24.0
Infant (KS1)
25.3
KS2
7
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Roydon Primary Academy
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Roydon Primary Academy.
- Roydon Acorns After School ClubAt the school · Not yet graded
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Roydon Primary Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Roydon Primary Academy is in Essex; for families living there:
- Essex's school travel policy: Education Transport Policy
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Essex is 9 (the median across 614 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
88%
Available places
185 pupils
210 places
25 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Harlow
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Harlow
Across Essex council
Places available
17,932
Applications
15,737
Got 1st preference
90.3%
Got preferred school
98.2%
All primary applications across Essex council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
27
SEN Support
7
EHC Plans
19.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
173
Total Pupils
84
Boys
89
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
9
Teachers
19.2:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,826
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,287
Per pupil
£1167k
Total funding
£41k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
10.1%
Overall absence
33.3%
Persistent absence
189
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Roydon Primary Academy
Questions parents ask about Roydon Primary Academy
What are SATs results like at Roydon Primary Academy?
Of the pupils at Roydon Primary Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 78% reached the expected standard in reading and 78% did so in maths.
What is Roydon Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?
Roydon Primary Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in May 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in July 2015, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Roydon Primary Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Roydon Primary Academy is oversubscribed, Essex allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Roydon Primary Academy?
Roydon Primary Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 88% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at Roydon Primary Academy?
Classes at Roydon Primary Academy average 24.7 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Roydon Primary Academy?
Roydon Primary Academy has around 173 pupils on roll. 25% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Roydon Primary Academy?
10.1% of sessions were missed at Roydon Primary Academy in 2024/25. 33.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Roydon Primary Academy?
Apply through Essex's coordinated admissions process, naming Roydon Primary Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Roydon Primary Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Roydon Acorns After School Club (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Roydon Primary Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Essex is 9 (the median across 614 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Roydon Primary Academy?
Roydon Primary Academy is at Epping Road, Roydon, Harlow, Essex, CM19 5HN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)