Abbey Gates Primary School

Abbey Gates Primary School has made a significant transition from its previous outstanding rating to a current good rating in several domains. The school has a strong focus on promoting a caring and inclusive environment, which is reflected in the positive feedback from both pupils and parents. Pupils are engaged in their learning, demonstrating high levels of politeness and well-mannered behavior. Despite some strengths, particularly in teaching and curriculum planning, there remain areas that require attention, especially in ensuring that all teachers effectively adapt resources for optimal pupil learning, particularly for those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The leadership is aware of these concerns and is actively seeking to address them.

Strengths

• Caring and inclusive school environment
• High expectations of pupil conduct and achievement
• Well-designed ambitious curriculum for all pupils
• Good subject knowledge among teachers
• Effective support for pupils with SEND
• Strong emphasis on developing a love of reading
• Well-planned curriculum in early years
• Positive relationships between staff and pupils
• Effective safeguarding arrangements

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistency in teachers using chosen teaching methods effectively
• Some teachers do not always adapt the curriculum well for pupils with SEND

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 Gates Primary School attended 96.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.8% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Abbey Gates 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 Gates Primary School had 24.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.8% 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, 20.6% of pupils at Abbey Gates Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.1% 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 Gates Primary School received £6,959 and spent £6,961 for each of its 231 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £133,000 (£578 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 Gates Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Abbey Gates Primary School is Good, from an inspection in April 2024.

When was Abbey Gates Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Abbey Gates Primary School was last inspected in April 2024.

How many pupils does Abbey Gates Primary School have?

Abbey Gates Primary School has 238 pupils on roll.

What age range does Abbey Gates Primary School cover?

Abbey Gates Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Abbey Gates Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Abbey Gates Primary School?

Abbey Gates Primary School is at Vernon Crescent, Ravenshead, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG15 9BN.