Abbots Green Primary Academy

Abbots Green Primary Academy has performed well overall, receiving a 'Good' rating across most domains and 'Outstanding' ratings in personal development and early years provision. The school has created a positive environment where pupils feel happy and safe, inspired by a strong set of values. The curriculum is well-structured, promoting both academic success and personal growth among students. Importantly, this is the first inspection for the academy since its establishment, and it has shown commitment towards improvement in teaching and learning.

Strengths

• Strong emphasis on personal development through extensive training for pupil responsibilities.
• Dedicated staff providing effective pastoral support through the 'Rainbow Room'.
• Effective safeguarding measures ensuring pupil safety and wellbeing.
• High expectations for behaviour and attendance that are actively managed.
• A well-considered curriculum that facilitates engaging learning experiences in early years.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils struggle to recall previous learning, hindering their ability to connect knowledge.

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 Abbots Green Primary Academy attended 95.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.3% 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, 1.9% of pupils at Abbots Green 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 Abbots Green Primary Academy had 20.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.4% 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, 9.2% of pupils at Abbots Green Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.8% 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 Abbots Green Primary Academy received £6,584 and spent £6,565 for each of its 561 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £171,000 (£305 per pupil).

Across all 39 schools of Unity Schools Partnership, income was £8,494 and spending £8,500 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 Bury St Edmunds · Suffolk local authority: places and applications

Abbots Green Primary Academy is part of Unity Schools Partnership, which runs 40 schools. The nearest others:

• Sir Peter Hall School Bury St. Edmunds
• Sybil Andrews Academy Bury St. Edmunds
• Tollgate Primary School Bury St Edmunds
• Bury St Edmunds County High School Bury St Edmunds
• Wickhambrook Primary Academy Newmarket
• Glemsford Primary Academy Sudbury
• Woodhall Primary School Sudbury
• Ditton Lodge Primary School Newmarket
• West Row Academy Bury St. Edmunds
• Breckland School Brandon

What is Abbots Green Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Abbots Green Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in July 2022.

When was Abbots Green Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Abbots Green Primary Academy was last inspected in July 2022.

How many pupils does Abbots Green Primary Academy have?

Abbots Green Primary Academy has 608 pupils on roll.

What age range does Abbots Green Primary Academy cover?

Abbots Green Primary Academy for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Abbots Green Primary Academy?

Abbots Green Primary Academy is at Airfield Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7PJ.