Special free school · Essex
The Greenwell Academy
- Special
- Ages 7–16
Term dates
Special free schools can set their own term dates. Many follow Essex council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.
2026/27
2027/28
Admissions
Places at special schools are usually arranged through an education, health and care (EHC) plan, agreed with the council.
Ofsted inspection
Report card, 28 April 2026. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Safeguarding standards: met.
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Special free school
- Phase
- Special
- Ages
- 7–16
- Pupils
- 19 (capacity 64)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Academy trust
- THE BECKMEAD TRUST
- Phone
- 01279746845
- Address
- Commonside Road, Harlow, CM18 7EZ
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.