Abbey Road Primary School

Abbey Road Primary is proving to be a well-led school with a strong emphasis on providing quality education. Pupils are enthusiastic about their learning experiences, which are enhanced by a broad curriculum and numerous extracurricular activities. The school's commitment to inclusivity is evident as it also caters well to students with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). While parental feedback is overwhelmingly positive, there are areas identified for improvement, particularly regarding how some activities are tailored for students with SEND, which may hinder their learning progression.

Strengths

• Leadership is strong and provides a clear vision for the school.
• Pupils demonstrate exemplary behavior and manners.
• A rich extracurricular program contributes to personal development.
• The curriculum is ambitious and develops logically across year groups.
• Reading and mathematics are prioritized effectively.
• The school has a thorough approach to assessing pupil knowledge and understanding.

Areas for Improvement

• Some activities are not adapted well enough to meet the needs of some 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 Road Primary School attended 96.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 2.4% 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, 0.9% of pupils at Abbey Road 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 Road Primary School had 25.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.6% 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, 8.4% of pupils at Abbey Road Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.6% 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 Abbey Road Primary School received £5,938 and spent £6,206 for each of its 432 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £263,000 (£609 per pupil).

Across all 18 schools of Equals Trust, income was £5,585 and spending £5,744 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 Nottingham · Nottinghamshire local authority: places and applications

Abbey Road Primary School is part of Equals Trust, which runs 19 schools. The nearest others:

• Heymann Primary and Nursery School Nottingham
• Tollerton Primary School Nottingham
• Crossdale Primary School Nottingham
• Netherfield Primary School Nottingham
• Keyworth Primary and Nursery School Nottingham
• Willow Farm Primary School Nottingham
• Round Hill Primary School Nottingham
• Burton Joyce Primary School Nottingham
• Cropwell Bishop Primary School Nottingham
• Richard Bonington Primary and Nursery School Nottingham

What is Abbey Road Primary School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Abbey Road Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Abbey Road Primary School was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Abbey Road Primary School have?

Abbey Road Primary School has 431 pupils on roll.

What age range does Abbey Road Primary School cover?

Abbey Road Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Abbey Road Primary School?

Abbey Road Primary School is at Tewkesbury Close, West Bridgford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG2 5ND.