Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery

Academy converter·Primary school Harlow, Essex·CM20 2LS
Composite score
75.0
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#1,155
National rank
#118
In East of England
#35
In Essex
Top 8%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
83%
% achieving higher RWM
18%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Outstanding

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
43 first choices, 50 places
First choices per place
0.86
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
83
any preference, for 50 places
Applications from another council area
1%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.08
00.511.5
1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
426
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
34.6%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
22.5%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
16.0%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
4.7%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.3%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
15.5%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
18.5
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,882
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery

Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Harlow, Essex, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 426 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. 83% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 17.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 8% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 18% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery their first choice was offered one of its 50 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 5.3%. There are about 18.5 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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