Spring Meadow Primary School & School House Nursery

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 29 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Essex
Unique reference
114834
Address
Pound Farm Drive, Dovercourt, CO12 4LB

Pupils

Number of Pupils
385 (94% of total capacity)
Boys
50.6%
Girls
49.4%
First language not English
2.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
43.9%
Persistent absence
32.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
26.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 89.4%
Mixed 4.7%
Other White 3.6%
African 1.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-2.1
WritingAverage-0.9
MathsAverage0.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 52%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 2%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Spring Meadow Primary School & School House Nursery

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
42
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
40
2nd preference
11
3rd preference
7
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
40
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher25.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher25.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
25
13
12
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
28
12
16
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
5
3
2
Reception, Full-time
36
20
16
Year 1
50
25
25
Year 2
39
21
18
Year 3
54
19
35
Year 4
50
32
18
Year 5
49
31
18
Year 6
49
19
30
Year 2023-2024

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