Water Lane Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led primary school in Harlow (Essex).
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Nearby schools
nearest first26 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Milwards Primary School and Nursery, 0.4 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwards Primary School and NurseryAcademy sponsor led | 0.4 mi | Primary | 226 | Good, 2023 |
| Katherines Primary Academy and NurseryAcademy sponsor led | 0.6 mi | Primary | 234 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| Jerounds Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.7 mi | Primary | 390 | Good, 2022 |
| Kingsmoor AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.7 mi | Primary | 280 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2025Last graded Good (Jun 2016) |
| Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, HarlowAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Secondary | 978 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| St Luke's Catholic AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.9 mi | Primary | 231 | Good, 2023 |
| St James Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 0.9 mi | Primary | 211 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2018) |
| Longwood Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.1 mi | Primary | 423 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2017) |
| Abbotsweld Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.2 mi | Primary | 307 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Sep 2017) |
| Harlow Fields School and CollegeCommunity special | 1.3 mi | Special | 213 | No overall grade, 2025Requires improvement in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Requires improvement |
| Sir Frederick Gibberd CollegeFree schools | 1.3 mi | Secondary | 880 | No overall grade, 2024Good in 1 key judgement, Requires improvement in 3; sixth form provision Good |
| Hare Street Community Primary School and NurseryCommunity | 1.4 mi | Primary | 454 | Outstanding, 2020Ungraded inspection Mar 2025, no grade given |
| Beckmead Moundwood AcademyFree schools alternative provision | 1.6 mi | Alternative provision | 65 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements |
| The Greenwell AcademyFree schools special | 1.6 mi | Special | 19 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 |
| Epping Upland CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 199 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2022Last graded Good (Mar 2013, previous school) |
| St Mark's West Essex Catholic SchoolAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Secondary | 1,099 | Good, 2023 |
| William Martin Church of England Infant and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 185 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2022Last graded Good (Oct 2016, previous school) |
| William Martin Church of England Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.7 mi | Primary | 234 | Good, 2022 |
| Latton Green Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.8 mi | Primary | 199 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2017) |
| Little Parndon Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.8 mi | Primary | 352 | Requires improvement, 2023 |
| Bmat Stem AcademyUniversity technical college | 1.8 mi | Secondary | 240 | Good, 2023 |
| The Downs Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 362 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Harlow CollegeFurther education | 1.9 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Pemberley AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.9 mi | Primary | 207 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2024Last graded Good (Apr 2018) |
| Pear Tree Mead AcademyAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Primary | 460 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2023Last graded Good (Sep 2011, previous school) |
| Roydon Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 2.0 mi | Primary | 173 | Ungraded inspection, May 2024Last graded Good (Jul 2015) |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 40% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 4 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 100
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