Cooks Spinney Primary Academy and Nursery
Academy sponsor led in Harlow, Essex.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 443 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 468 |
| Free school meals | 46.30% |
| Trust or sponsor | BMAT EDUCATION |
| Local authority | Essex |
| Address | Cooks Spinney, Harlow, Essex, CM20 3BW |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.cooksspinneyacademy.org/ |
| Telephone | 01279437590 |
| URN | 140024 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 12 November 2024, published 12 December 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Not given (single-word overall grades were not awarded from September 2024) |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 24 May 2023, outcome: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- St Alban's Catholic Academy (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Freshwaters Primary Academy (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Church Langley Community Primary School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Fawbert and Barnard's Primary School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- The Downs Primary School and Nursery (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Purford Green Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Newhall Primary Academy (primary school, about 1.5 km)
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