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Agroup of excited children are pressed up against the nursery fence, watching a delivery van pull up to the school next door and start unloading crates and boxes. There are plenty of opportunities for such interesting everyday experiences at Newlands Spring, given its location in the heart of the community it serves. Opposite is a supermarket and bus stop, with a doctor’s surgery and a library a few doors down. Children can feel part of daily life, while also being provided with plenty of quieter spaces to retreat to if they prefer.
Chelmsford-based Newlands Spring Primary School and Nursery is part of the Attain Academy Partnership, a group of primary schools in Essex which was formed in 2016.
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