Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 28 Feb 2024
Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 152157.
Pupils at the January school census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Total pupils | 354 |
| Girls | 166 |
| Boys | 188 |
| Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals. | 48.3% |
| First language not English | 4.2% |
| SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school. | 103 |
| EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs. | 20 |
| Average class size | 25 |
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Pupils per teacher | 18.2 |
| Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants. | 6.7 |
| Teachers (FTE) | 18.4 |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 25.61 |
| Support staff (FTE) | 41.27 |
Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.
Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day. | 33 |
| Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed. | 55 |
| First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice. | 33 |
| First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place. | 33 |
| Applications from another local authority (Reception) | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.
Share of possible sessions missed.
| Measure | This school | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 9.2%, worse than England, worse than Essex | 5.3% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions. | 31.3%, worse than England, worse than Essex | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions. | 2.5%, worse than England, worse than Essex | 1.2% | 1% |
Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.
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| Distance | Phase | Name | Type | Rating | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 mi | Primary | All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Dovercourt | Voluntary aided school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 30 Apr 2024. | |
| 0.4 mi | Secondary | Harwich and Dovercourt High School | Academy sponsor led | Inadequate Area360 rating. Inspected 6 Jan 2026. | |
| 0.6 mi | Primary | The Mayflower Primary School | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 24 Feb 2022. | |
| 0.6 mi | Primary | St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 14 May 2012. | |
| 0.6 mi | Primary | Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 4 Dec 2014. | |
| 1.3 mi | Primary | Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 3 Oct 2023. | |
| 1.6 mi | Primary | St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Ramsey | Academy sponsor led | Requires improvement Ofsted rating. Inspected 18 Jul 2023. |
Spring Meadow Primary School & Nursery is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 28 Feb 2024.
For Reception entry in 2026/27, Spring Meadow Primary School & Nursery made 33 offers from 55 applications (1.7 per offer), and 33 of 33 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.
Spring Meadow Primary School & Nursery has 354 pupils aged 2 to 11.
At Spring Meadow Primary School & Nursery, the average class had 25 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 18.2 pupils per teacher.
In 2025/26, pupils at Spring Meadow Primary School & Nursery missed 9.2% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 31.3% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).
Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.