Abbey Park Primary School

Abbey Park First and Nursery School has demonstrated a strong overall performance, maintaining a good rating across all domains since its previous inspection in 2017. The school creates a happy and safe environment for pupils, who are eager to attend and are encouraged to live up to the school's values. There are effective measures in place to respond to bullying incidents, although some disruptions to learning were noted due to inconsistent behavior management in classrooms. The leaders' efforts to enhance early reading through a well-structured curriculum have shown positive results, even as some areas in phonics teaching need attention to ensure uniformity in pupil learning outcomes.

Strengths

• Leaders have designed an ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum.
• Pupils enjoy a wide range of clubs, trips, and experiences that enhance their learning.
• Children in early years develop confidence and independence through effective early education practices.
• Strong identification and support systems for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Governors actively support and improve the school through effective prioritization and accountability.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in the teaching of phonics can slow learning for some pupils.
• Not all staff consistently apply the high expectations for behavior, leading to occasional disruptions.

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 Abbey Park Primary School attended 94.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.8% 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, 0.6% of pupils at Abbey Park 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 Abbey Park Primary School had 19.9 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, 14.9% of pupils at Abbey Park Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 16.6% 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 Abbey Park Primary School received £9,548 and spent £8,447 for each of its 273 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £432,000 (£1,583 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 Abbey Park Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Abbey Park Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Abbey Park Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Abbey Park Primary School was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Abbey Park Primary School have?

Abbey Park Primary School has 289 pupils on roll.

What age range does Abbey Park Primary School cover?

Abbey Park Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 12.

Where is Abbey Park Primary School?

Abbey Park Primary School is at Abbey Road, Pershore, Worcestershire, WR10 1DF.