Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow, Harlow

In 2026, pupils at Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow averaged an Attainment 8 score of 40.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.5 in Essex and 47 across England.

29% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 45% in Essex and 47% in England.

That is up from 38.9 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -1.01: pupils made well below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 32.5, against 43.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.

For September 2026 entry, 142 families put Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow as their first choice and 283 named it as one of their preferences, for 171 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow are Sir Frederick Gibberd College (0.6 miles, Attainment 8 44.7); St Mark's West Essex Catholic School (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 50); Bmat Stem Academy (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 29.9); and Passmores Academy (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 36.2).

Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow is one of 6 schools run by The Passmores Co-Operative Learning Community, an academy trust.

Of the 202 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 86% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 70% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

36.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 183 pupils (18.7%) received SEN support and 28 (2.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Harlow Town Rail Station, about 2.1 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Longbanks (opposite), 90 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 328 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Essex (97), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow issued 767 suspensions, 77.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 4 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow are St James Church of England Primary School (0.2 miles), Longwood Primary Academy (0.3 miles), Kingsmoor Academy (0.3 miles) and Milwards Primary School and Nursery (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.