Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery

Tany’s Dell Primary School and Nursery is performing well, achieving overall effectiveness rated as good. The school fosters a positive and safe environment where pupils are happy, independent, and confident. Notably, the early years provision stands out as outstanding, providing a strong foundation for children’s learning. The curriculum is carefully planned, allowing for the gradual development of knowledge. However, there are some weaknesses in the design of the curriculum in specific subjects, which can affect how well pupils remember what they learn. Additionally, while most pupils attend regularly, there are challenges with attendance for a minority of pupils, impacting their educational experience.

Strengths

• Outstanding early years provision.
• Pupils show positive attitudes to learning.
• High expectations set by leaders promote rapid gains in early years.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND.
• Leaders are knowledgeable and passionate about improving education.
• Strong emphasis on early reading and phonics.
• Pupils feel safe and are well-prepared for life in modern Britain.
• Governance is supportive and holds leaders accountable.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum design is inconsistent in some subjects.
• Low attendance among a minority of pupils.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery attended 94.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.7% of pupils at Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery had 20.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 4.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.0% of pupils at Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 9 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery received £7,484 and spent £6,980 for each of its 411 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £724,000 (£1,764 per pupil).

Across all 9 schools of Net Academies Trust, income was £7,282 and spending £2,722 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Harlow · Essex local authority: places and applications

Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery is part of Net Academies Trust, which runs 9 schools. The nearest others:

• Fawbert and Barnard's Primary School Old Harlow
• Harlowbury Primary School Harlow
• Abbotsweld Primary Academy Harlow
• Latton Green Primary Academy Harlow
• Jerounds Primary Academy Harlow
• Longwood Primary Academy Harlow
• Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery Harlow
• Waltham Holy Cross Primary Academy Waltham Abbey

What is Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery is Good, from an inspection in May 2022.

When was Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery last inspected by Ofsted?

Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery was last inspected in May 2022.

How many pupils does Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery have?

Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery has 437 pupils on roll.

What age range does Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery cover?

Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery?

Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery is at Mowbray Road, Harlow, Essex, CM20 2LS.