Cooks Spinney Primary Academy and Nursery, Harlow

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Cooks Spinney Primary Academy and Nursery

Cooks Spinney, Harlow CM20 3BW

https://cooksspinneyacademy.org/

Cooks Spinney Primary Academy and Nursery is an academy. It has about 460 boys and girls aged between 3 and 11. In May 2023 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of BMAT Education. (Other schools in this trust include Freshwaters Primary Academy, Little Parndon Primary Academy, Roydon Primary Academy and Magna Carta Primary Academy.)

Particular strengths include Environment, Attendance and Progress. Relative weaknesses include Finances, Admissions, Representation and Attainment.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.4		Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery
0.4		St Alban's Catholic Academy
0.6		Freshwaters Primary Academy
0.7		Church Langley Community Primary School
0.8		Fawbert and Barnard's Primary School
0.8		The Downs Primary School and Nursery
0.9		Purford Green Primary School
1.1		Newhall Primary Academy
1.1		Potter Street Academy
1.2		Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Harlow
1.2		William Martin Church of England Infant and Nursery School
1.2		William Martin Church of England Junior School

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Environment: Above average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are very low, while crime is quite high.

Attendance: About average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both roughly average.

Progress: About average. Progress in maths is below average, in reading it is below average and in writing it is excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Disadvantaged pupils: About average. Progress in maths is below average. Progress in reading is below average. Progress in writing is excellent.

Attainment: Below average. Maths attainment is below average, reading is below average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is poor. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both slightly out of balance with the local community.

Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is quite high and the offer rate is quite low.

Finances: Poor. This is because the school budget has been in deficit

Provision for special educational needs

Social, emotional and mental health

Source: Department for Education. For full, up-to-date details, always ask a representative of the school.

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