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Community special school · Schools & FE

Harlow Fields School and College

URN 131838 · EssexOpen
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Inspection history (9)

  1. 15 Jan 2025

    School inspection (EIF) · published 4 Mar 2025

    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Personal developmentRequires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement

    Daniel Short (lead), Michael Thomas, Wayne Jarvis

  2. 27 Sept 2023

    School inspection (EIF) · published 9 Nov 2023

    Damian Loneragan (lead), Suzanne Thrower

  3. 3 Jul 2018

    Short school inspection · Short inspection · published 11 Sept 2018

    Good

    Mary Rayner (lead), Jackie Mullan

  4. 17 Oct 2014

    School inspection (CIF) · published 17 Nov 2014

    Good
    Early yearsOutstanding
    Leadership and managementGood
    Sixth formGood

    Declan McCarthy (lead), Lynne Thorogood

  5. 8 Feb 2012

    School inspection (2012 framework) · published 2 Mar 2012

    Good
    AchievementGood
    Behaviour and safetyGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Quality of teachingGood

    Judith Charlesworth (lead), Debra McCarthy

  6. 16 Oct 2008

    School inspection (2005 framework) · published 10 Nov 2008

    Satisfactory
    AchievementSatisfactory
    Care guidance supportSatisfactory
    CurriculumSatisfactory
    Leadership and managementSatisfactory
    Personal developmentGood
    Teaching and learningSatisfactory

    Karin Heap

  7. 21 Oct 2005

    School inspection (2005 framework) · published 11 Nov 2005

    Satisfactory
    AchievementSatisfactory
    Care guidance supportGood
    CurriculumGood
    Leadership and managementSatisfactory
    Personal developmentGood
    Teaching and learningSatisfactory

    Declan McCarthy LI

  8. —

    Ofsted report · published 8 Jun 2026

    Nina Marabese (lead), Michael Williams, Rowena Simmons

  9. —

    Ofsted report · published 18 Jan 2001

Details

URN
131838
Type
Community special school
Local authority
Essex
Region
East of England
Address
Tendring Road, Harlow, Essex, CM18 6RN
Reports on record
9
Earliest report
21 Oct 2005
Gender
Mixed
Opened
01-04-1999
Region
East of England
Status
Open
Website
harlowfields.essex.sch.uk
Boarding
No boarders
Capacity
214
Age Range
3 - 19
Age range
3 to 19
Telephone
01279423670
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Headteacher
Ms Kathleen Faherty
Pupils on roll
213
Pupils' gender
Mixed
School capacity
214
Number of pupils
213
Nursery provision
Has Nursery Classes
Religious character
Does Not Apply
Free school meals (%)
30.50
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