Little Grove Field, Harlow, Essex CM19 4BU
10 reasons to choose Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery
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Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery has a Schoolsmith Score® of 72. It is one of the best state primary schools in Harlow and one of the 6 best independent or state primaries within 5 miles.
School fundamentals
Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2020) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery has two classes per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery ranks in the top 3% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 4% of schools.
The Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. Core subjects are taught separately, but foundation subjects, such as geography and history, are taught as termly topics with cross-curricular links to other subjects. Primary Science Quality Mark GILT Award. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. School Games Mark Gold Award.
The Arts at Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are 8.55am to 3.10pm. Out of school hours care to 6.00pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery
Saint Nicholas School, Lower School (3 miles); Coopersale Hall School (5.9 miles); Howe Green House (7.1 miles).
Broxbourne Church of England Primary School (4.8 miles); Sheredes Primary School (4.8 miles); Little Hallingbury Church of England Primary School (6.2 miles).
Saint Nicholas School, Harlow (4 miles); Haileybury (8.4 miles); Bishop’s Stortford College (10.7 miles).
Harlow College (1.2 miles); Burnt Mill Academy (1.3 miles); Leventhorpe (5.4 miles).