Primary school in Harwich, Essex
Spring Meadow Primary School & Nursery
Pound Farm Drive, Dovercourt, Harwich, Essex, CO12 4LB
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 28 February 2024.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 354
- Places
- 382
- How full
- 93% full — 354 of 382 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 166 / 188
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Tendring 002D, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 14%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 24%
- Households owning their home
- 62%
- Households in social housing
- 21%
- Households with no car
- 19%
- Adults economically inactive
- 39%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- LIFE EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Nicky Patrick
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward
- Dovercourt All Saints
- Constituency
- Harwich and North Essex
- URN
- 152157
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, DovercourtVoluntary aided school | Good 2024 | 67% | 0.1 mi |
| The Mayflower Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 48% | 0.6 mi |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 53% | 0.6 mi |
| Chase Lane Primary School and NurseryCommunity school | Good 2024 | 64% | 0.6 mi |
| Harwich Community Primary School and NurseryCommunity school | Good 2023 | 31% | 1.3 mi |
| St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, RamseyAcademy sponsor led | Requires improvement 2023 | — | 1.6 mi |
| Shotley Community Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 9% | 2.3 mi |
| Langer Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 35% | 3.6 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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