7 secondary schools in Harlow, sorted by latest
Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states
which, and the guide explains the
difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one
Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't
invent rankings.
Harlow in figures
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 6 schools in Harlow first 1,006 times for 1,082 places: 0.93 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Essex authority's 78 schools. 2 of the 6 had more first choices than places.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.