Matching Green Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Primary school in Harlow, Essex. Good (Jul 2023).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 3 July 2023, report published 13 September 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
Area	Grade
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years	Good
Safeguarding effective	Yes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around July 2027

The last inspection was in July 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

2.4 milesMoreton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
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Good (Feb 2023)
2.7 milesSheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary, Bishop's Stortford, Essex
No overall grade. Quality of education requires improvement (Apr 2025)
2.8 milesHatfield Heath Primary School
Primary, Bishop's Stortford, Essex
Standards maintained (Dec 2024)
3.2 milesDr Walker's CofE Primary School
Primary, Ongar, Essex
Requires improvement (Jan 2024)
3.2 milesChurchgate Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Harlow
Primary, Harlow, Essex
Good (May 2024)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.