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Harlow Fields School and College

Special school in Harlow CM18 6RN

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  • School Reference Number: 131838
  • Address: Tendring Road, Harlow CM18 6RN
  • Headteacher: Ms Kathleen Faherty
  • Telephone: 01279 423670
  • Website: harlowfields.essex.sch.uk
  • Type: Special schools
  • Sub-Type: Community special school
  • Phase: Not applicable
  • Pupil Capacity: 205
  • Local Education Authority: Essex
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 3 to 19
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable
  • Active From: April 1999*

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

Further Information

Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 16/10/2014

Rating published on 17/11/2014

Overall effectiveness: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Early years provision: Outstanding

Sixth form provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
26 September 2023 9 November 2023 School inspection
3 July 2018 11 September 2018 Short inspection
16 October 2014 17 November 2014 Full inspection Good
7 February 2012 2 March 2012 Full inspection Good
15 December 2009 11 January 2010 Monitoring visit
15 October 2008 10 November 2008 Full inspection Satisfactory
20 October 2005 11 November 2005 Full inspection Satisfactory
16 October 2000 18 January 2001 Full inspection

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Unique Reference Number131838
Local Authority Code881
Local Authority NameEssex
Establishment Number7070
School / College NameHarlow Fields School and College
Establishment Type Code07
Establishment typeCommunity special school
Establishment Type Group Code5
Establishment Type GroupSpecial schools
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code00
Reason establishment openedNot applicable
Open date01-04-1999
Reason Establishment Closed Code00
Reason establishment closedNot applicable
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 0
Phase of educationNot applicable
Age range Low3
Age range High19
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionHas Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code1
Official sixth formHas a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity205
Special Classes Code1
Special classesHas Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils156
Number of Boys123
Number of Girls33
Percentage Free School Meals30.20
Trust School Flag Code0
Trust School Flag Not applicable
Trusts Code
Academy trust or Trust
School Sponsor FlagNot applicable
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagNot under a federation
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10015618
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date05-12-2024
StreetTendring Road
Locality
Address3
TownHarlow
County (name)Essex
PostcodeCM18 6RN
Websitehttp://www.harlowfields.essex.sch.uk/
Telephone01279423670
Headteacher/Principal titleMs
Headteacher/Principal first nameKathleen
Headteacher/Principal last nameFaherty
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provisionNot applicable
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeG
Government Office RegionEast of England
District CodeE07000073
DistrictHarlow
Ward CodeE05015689
WardPassmores
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001267
Parliamentary ConstituencyHarlow
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE10000012
Easting545104
Northing208852
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Harlow 007
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Harlow 007C
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN100091439559
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02004550
LSOA CodeE01021869
Free School Meals38
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN131838
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/131838
LAESTAB8817070
School nameHarlow Fields School and College
Ofsted phaseSpecial
Type of educationCommunity Special School
School open date01/04/1999
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formHas a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionEast of England
RegionEast of England
Local authorityEssex
Parliamentary constituencyHarlow
Multi-academy trust UIDN/A
Multi-academy trust nameN/A
Academy sponsor UIDN/A
Academy sponsor nameN/A
PostcodeCM18 6RN
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile3
Total number of pupils156
Statutory lowest age3
Statutory highest age19
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection10295020
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of the ungraded inspection131838
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection8817070
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionHarlow Fields School and College
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionCommunity Special School
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection2
Date of latest ungraded inspection27/09/2023
Ungraded inspection publication date08/11/2023
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?No
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeSchool remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspectionITS447973
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date16/10/2014
Publication date17/11/2014
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection131838
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8817070
School name at time of latest graded inspectionHarlow Fields School and College
School type at time of latest graded inspectionCommunity Special School
Current school type used for chart C6Maintained school
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?N/A
Early years provisionOutstanding
Sixth form provisionGood
Previous inspection numberITS381412
Previous inspection start date07/02/2012
Previous publication date02/03/2012
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection131838
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8817070
School name at time of previous graded inspectionHarlow Fields School and College
School type at time of previous graded inspectionCommunity Special School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness2
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provision
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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