The Abbey Primary School

The Abbey Primary School has been rated as good overall in its first inspection since becoming an academy. Parents and carers have expressed high levels of satisfaction with the happy, inclusive environment where pupils feel safe and are encouraged to be their best. The curriculum has been redesigned to be ambitious, with leadership showing a commitment to delivering high-quality education while ensuring that the wellbeing of both pupils and staff is a priority. Behaviour is exceptional, and pupils demonstrate a strong engagement in their learning, fostering good reading habits and a love for learning.

Strengths

• Outstanding behaviour and attitudes
• Strong personal development and character education
• Ambitious and well-structured curriculum
• Effective support for pupils with SEND
• Commitment to staff well-being and workload
• Strong relationships with parents and community
• High-quality teaching in many subjects

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent subject knowledge among some teachers
• Inconsistent use of assessment to identify and address misconceptions

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 The Abbey Primary School attended 94.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.1% 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, 1.2% of pupils at The Abbey Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was 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 The Abbey Primary School had 21.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 27.5% 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, 13.0% of pupils at The Abbey Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.6% 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 2024–25 The Abbey Primary School received £7,072 and spent £6,818 for each of its 343 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £878,000 (£2,561 per pupil).

Across all 12 schools of Inmat, income was £6,569 and spending £6,333 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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The Abbey Primary School is part of Inmat, which runs 13 schools. The nearest others:

• Kingsley Primary School Northampton
• Standens Barn Primary School Northampton
• Wollaston Primary School Wellingborough
• Little Harrowden Community Primary School Wellingborough
• St James Infant School Daventry
• Falconer's Hill Infant School Daventry
• Ashby Fields Primary School Daventry
• Hall Meadow Primary School Kettering
• Rothwell Victoria Infant School Kettering
• Rothwell Junior School Kettering

What is The Abbey Primary School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was The Abbey Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Abbey Primary School was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does The Abbey Primary School have?

The Abbey Primary School has 330 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Abbey Primary School cover?

The Abbey Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is The Abbey Primary School?

The Abbey Primary School is at Winchester Road, Delapre, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN4 8AZ.