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Abacus Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Tresco Way, The Wick, Wickford SS12 9GJ · abacusprimaryschool.co.uk · 01268 571018
On the mapSearch near SS12 9GJ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 66%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Essex 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.67 mi
- 1.08 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 413
- 98% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Essex
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 7.7%
- First language not English
- 2.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.67 mi (1.08 km) from the school. Source: Essex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 59 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 59 | 59 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 65 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 74 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 70 | 1.2▲ | 86% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 73 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 0.67 mi1.08 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 66% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Essex it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲66% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 9 March 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Abacus Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 8 Mar 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2016
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (110 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 110
- 27% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 66% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 28 parents (25%) with SEND