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Source: Get Information About Schools. Coverage: Live school directory rows matched postcode area CM20.. As of: 04/16/2026.

Key difference

Cooks Spinney Primary Academy and Nursery is the larger school in the current live seam.

The live school seam shows a size gap of about 44 pupils, with Cooks Spinney Primary Academy and Nursery larger. That can change feel and logistics even when the schools serve the same phase.

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Cooks Spinney Primary Academy and Nursery

Primary · Harlow · CM20 3BW · 459 pupils · Same postcode area (CM20)

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Freshwaters Primary Academy

Primary · Harlow · CM20 3QA · 415 pupils · Same postcode area (CM20)

Side-by-side comparison of Cooks Spinney Primary Academy and Nursery and Freshwaters Primary Academy for the current schools search.
Measure Cooks Spinney Primary Academy and Nursery Freshwaters Primary Academy
Area Harlow Harlow
Postcode area CM20 CM20
Phase Primary Primary
Establishment type Academy sponsor led Academy sponsor led
Attendance Attendance metric unavailable Attendance metric unavailable
Pupil count 459 pupils 415 pupils
Distance Same postcode area (CM20) Same postcode area (CM20)
Latest Ofsted outcome Not judged
Published 12 Dec 2024.
Good
Published 12 May 2015.

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