Water Lane Primary Academy

Academy sponsor ledPrimaryAges 4–11Mixed

Broadley Road, Harlow, CM19 5RD

Headteacher · Miss Amy Rawlinson

From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 4 September 2026. Report a correction

Key facts

Pupils198Capacity 210

OfstedSchool remains GoodInspected 11 May 2023

TrustReach2 Academy Trust

Free school meals32.3%

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 11 May 2023.

Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.

Reception applications close 15 January 2027

For September 2027. Apply through Essex council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.

All 20 families who put it first were offered a place.

Places offered23

Applications28

First choice20

First-choice offers20

Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.

Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).