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Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow

Secondary school in Harlow, Essex. Requires improvement (May 2024).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 8 May 2024, report published 19 June 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Requires improvement overall. Not yet good. Schools with this grade were normally inspected again within 30 months. 11% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Requires improvement.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementRequires improvement
Safeguarding effectiveYes

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 November 2026

The last inspection was in May 2024. Schools graded requires improvement were normally inspected again within 30 months. That’s within the next six months.

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 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby secondary schools

  1. 0.6 milesSir Frederick Gibberd College

    Secondary, Harlow, Essex

    No overall grade. Quality of education requires improvement (Dec 2024)

  2. 1.0 milesSt Mark's West Essex Catholic School

    Secondary, Harlow, Essex

    Good (Feb 2023)

  3. 1.3 milesBmat Stem Academy

    Secondary, Harlow, Essex

    Good (Jan 2023)

  4. 1.4 milesPassmores Academy

    Secondary, Harlow, Essex

    School remains Good (Feb 2024)

  5. 1.9 milesBurnt Mill Academy

    Secondary, Harlow, Essex

    Good (Feb 2023)

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