Newlands Spring Primary and Nursery School is a primary school located in Chelmsford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 16/10/2008. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Dickens Place, Chelmsford, CM1 4UU
Website: http://www.newlandsspring.essex.sch.uk
Telephone: 01245442031
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Natalie Hawkes
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138533

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 16/10/2008

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 446
Number of Pupils: 457
Number of Boys: 243
Number of Girls: 214

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1 Confidence interval -2.5 to 0.6
Writing
Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -1.4 to 1.5
Maths
Average: -1.1 Confidence interval -2.5 to 0.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:73%
England Average:65%

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

School:18%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tanglewood Nursery School
Melbourne Avenue , CM1 2DX
4out of 4 1,002 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Newlands Spring Primary and Nursery School
Dickens Place , Copperfield Road CM1 4UU
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Parkwood Academy
Melbourne Avenue , CM1 2DX
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Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery
Trent Road , CM1 2JH
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St Pius X Catholic Primary School
Tennyson Road , CM1 4HY
- not rated 1,327 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Kings Road Primary School
Kings Road , CM1 2BB
3out of 4 1,674 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford
Patching Hall Lane , CM1 4BS
3out of 4 1,371 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Chelmsford County High School for Girls
Broomfield Road , CM1 1RW
4out of 4 2,169 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford
Broomfield Road , CM1 3SX
4out of 4 2,281 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Chelmer Valley High School
Court Road , Broomfield CM1 7ER
3out of 4 2,618 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hylands School
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2out of 4 3,138 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Columbus School and College
Oliver Way , CM1 4ZB
4out of 4 1,084 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Writtle University College
Lordship Road , CM1 3RR
- not rated 2,501 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Anglia Ruskin University
Rivermead Campus , Bishop Hall Lane CM1 1SQ
- not rated 2,713 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Community College Initiative Ltd
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- not rated 3,223 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.