The Abbey Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school West Northamptonshire·NN4 8AZ
Composite score
50.3
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National rank
#574
In East Midlands
#59
In West Northamptonshire
Top 48%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
72%
% achieving higher RWM
3%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
22 first choices, 24 places
First choices per place
0.92
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
44
any preference, for 24 places
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.03
00.511.5
1 per place
0.9220220.9120230.9320240.9420250.922026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put The Abbey Primary School 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
345
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
26.5%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
31.3%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
15.4%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.3%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
6.0%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
20.3%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
26.2
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,160
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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About The Abbey Primary School

The Abbey Primary School is a primary school in West Northamptonshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 345 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. 72% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 15.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 3% 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 The Abbey Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 24 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 6.0%. There are about 26.2 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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