Great Abington Primary School

Great Abington Primary School is performing well overall, maintaining a 'Good' rating since its previous inspection. The school provides a supportive environment where pupils feel happy and safe, fostering their personal development and independence. The curriculum has been effectively developed, with teachers demonstrating higher expectations of pupil achievement across most subjects, leading to high-quality work. However, the report also highlights some areas for improvement, particularly in early reading fluency for younger pupils and the need for clarity in knowledge expectations in a few subjects, which affects student progress in those areas.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy a wide range of enriching experiences that enhance their learning.
• Strong support systems are in place for pupils with SEND, enabling them to achieve well.
• High attendance rates, indicating strong pupil engagement.
• Pupils demonstrate good behavior and are respectful towards each other.
• Teachers use effective strategies to help pupils remember important concepts.

Areas for Improvement

• Some younger pupils struggle with reading fluency and do not catch up as quickly as they could.
• In a few subjects, the knowledge expectations are not clearly defined or aspirational enough.

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 Great Abington Primary School attended 95.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.3% 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, 4.6% of pupils at Great Abington Primary School 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 Great Abington Primary School had 19.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 13.5% of pupils at Great Abington Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

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 2025–26 Great Abington Primary School received £7,924 and spent £8,036 for each of its 133 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,000 (£6 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).

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What is Great Abington Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Great Abington Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was Great Abington Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Great Abington Primary School was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does Great Abington Primary School have?

Great Abington Primary School has 133 pupils on roll.

What age range does Great Abington Primary School cover?

Great Abington Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Great Abington Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 45% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Great Abington Primary School?

Great Abington Primary School is at High Street, Abington, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB21 6AE.