Abbotsweld Primary Academy

Abbotsweld Primary Academy continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school since its last inspection in 2017. Pupils are happy, safe, and enjoy their learning, aided by a well-structured curriculum that emphasizes important knowledge and skills. The school's strong focus on reading has fostered a supportive environment where students appreciate the importance of literacy. The leadership team, alongside the multi-academy trust, has been proactive in offering engaging lessons and a variety of extracurricular activities.

Strengths

• Pupils feel happy and safe at school.
• Teachers have high expectations for all pupils, including those with SEND.
• The teaching of reading is prioritized and of high quality.
• Pupils demonstrate positive behavior in lessons and around the school.
• Leaders prioritize staff workload and well-being.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils are not adequately prepared with the necessary knowledge for tasks, leading to frustration.

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 Abbotsweld Primary Academy attended 95.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.0% 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, 1.0% of pupils at Abbotsweld Primary Academy 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 Abbotsweld Primary Academy had 17.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.8% 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, 14.0% of pupils at Abbotsweld Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.3% 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 2024–25 Abbotsweld Primary Academy received £6,810 and spent £1,072 for each of its 308 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £468,000 (£1,520 per pupil).

Across all 9 schools of Net Academies Trust, income was £7,282 and spending £2,722 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Harlow · Essex local authority: places and applications

Abbotsweld Primary Academy is part of Net Academies Trust, which runs 9 schools. The nearest others:

• Longwood Primary Academy Harlow
• Jerounds Primary Academy Harlow
• Latton Green Primary Academy Harlow
• Katherines Primary Academy and Nursery Harlow
• Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery Harlow
• Fawbert and Barnard's Primary School Old Harlow
• Harlowbury Primary School Harlow
• Waltham Holy Cross Primary Academy Waltham Abbey

What is Abbotsweld Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Abbotsweld Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Abbotsweld Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Abbotsweld Primary Academy was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Abbotsweld Primary Academy have?

Abbotsweld Primary Academy has 307 pupils on roll.

What age range does Abbotsweld Primary Academy cover?

Abbotsweld Primary Academy for pupils aged 5 to 11.

What are Abbotsweld Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Abbotsweld Primary Academy?

Abbotsweld Primary Academy is at Partridge Road, Harlow, Essex, CM18 6TE.