Voluntary aided school · Primary
Harwich · CO12 4HT · Essex
Ages 4–11
- KS238%
- Absence6.1%
0.1 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 152157
Spring Meadow Primary School & Nursery
Academy converter · Harwich · CO12 4LB
Ages 2–11 · 354 pupils · Essex
Ofsted
Good
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2024-02-28
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill93%
354 pupils · 382 places
- Pupils on roll
- 354
- Boys / girls
- 188 / 166
- School capacity
- 382
- Capacity fill
- 354 / 382 (93%)
- Free school meals
- 54.5%
- FSM pupils
- 171
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 2–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: LIFE EDUCATION TRUST
- Academy trust
- LIFE EDUCATION TRUST
- Sponsor
- Life Education Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicky Patrick
Location
- Address
- Pound Farm Drive, Dovercourt
- Postcode
- CO12 4LB
- Town
- Harwich
- County
- Essex
- Local authority
- Essex
- District
- Tendring
- Constituency
- Harwich and North Essex
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 2–11, in Harwich, Essex, 354 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 54.5%.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
The Mayflower Primary School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
Harwich · CO12 4AJ · Essex
Ages 4–11
- KS262%
- Absence7.2%
0.6 miles away
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
CO12 3SU · Essex
Ages 5–11
- KS273%
- Absence5.4%
0.6 miles away
Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Harwich · CO12 4NB · Essex
Ages 3–11
- KS265%
- Absence6.8%
0.6 miles away
Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
Harwich · CO12 3NS · Essex
Ages 2–11
- KS230%
- Absence6.6%
1.3 miles away
St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Ramsey
Ofsted: Requires improvementAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Harwich · CO12 5EL · Essex
Ages 5–11
1.6 miles away
Shotley Community Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Ipswich · IP9 1NR · Suffolk
Ages 4–11
- KS233%
- Absence7.3%
2.3 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicky Patrick
- Telephone
- 01255504528