Abbey Road Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Nottinghamshire·NG2 5ND
Composite score
71.8
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#1,540
National rank
#99
In East Midlands
#16
In Nottinghamshire
Top 10%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
80%
% achieving higher RWM
17%
Reading average scaled score
109.0
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
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%
41 first choices, 42 places
First choices per place
0.98
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
205
any preference, for 42 places
Applications from another council area
5%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.07
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0820220.9320230.9720241.0520250.982026

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

Every child who put Abbey Road 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
4–11
Pupils on roll
432
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
6.9%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
11.3%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
4.4%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.4%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
3.5%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
4.5%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
26.0
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,898
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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School overview

Abbey Road Primary School is a primary school serving Nottinghamshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. It has 432 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Abbey Road Primary School 'Good'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 80% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 7.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 10% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 17% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Abbey Road Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 41 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 3.5%. There are about 26.0 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 7% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. 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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