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EnglandEast of EnglandHarlowCM20 3BWCooks Spinney Primary Academy and Nursery
Primary

Cooks Spinney Primary Academy and Nursery

Primary

Harlow · Harlow · CM20 3BW http://www.cooksspinneyacademy.org/

Pupils
459
cap. 468
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
38%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
459
Pupils · 2024/25
22%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
38%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
459
Pupils · 2024/25
22%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityEssex
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Cooks Spinney Primary Academy and Nursery · Primary · Essex

Finance£6364 spend / pupil£7326 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
38%
-15pp
79%59%38%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 38%
RWM higher standard
0%
-6pp
14%7%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
55%
Reading higher standard
18%
Writing expected standard
63%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
46%
Maths higher standard
4%
Science expected standard
79%
SPAG expected standard
45%
LA AVG 74.28%
SPAG higher standard
11%
LA AVG 28.9%
Reading scaled score
100.0
LA AVG 105.87
Maths scaled score
97.0
LA AVG 104.78
GPS scaled score
98.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
459
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
22%
FSM eligible
52%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
21%

Contact

Address
Cooks Spinney, Harlow, CM20 3BW
Local authority
Essex
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2538%0%55%18%63%7%46%4%79%45%100.097.098.015%459
2023/2453%6%65%21%76%18%73%11%97%63%103.0103.0102.016%462
2022/2353%14%60%19%81%23%70%18%91%61%102.0103.0101.0-3.00+2.40-1.709%461
2018/1969%8%75%25%76%22%75%13%75%70%103.0103.0105.0+0.40+1.50-0.5010%493
2017/1879%4%82%20%86%29%82%11%88%80%104.0102.0104.0+1.20+4.10+0.0010%478
2016/1771%4%71%14%86%27%82%9%80%80%102.0103.0104.0+0.20+4.70+1.005%494

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2545924.215%22%52%8%21%
2023/2446227.416%22%48%6%16%
2022/2346136.79%23%42%6%16%
2021/2245832.713%20%39%6%17%
2020/2145727.012%21%33%
2018/1949326.810%19%38%4%8%
2017/1847835.210%21%37%3%5%
2016/1749426.45%20%39%4%6%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.