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Abbots Green Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Sponsored academy
Airfield Road, Bury St Edmunds IP32 7PJ · abbotsgreenacademy.co.uk · 01284 718818
On the mapSearch near IP32 7PJ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 82%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Suffolk 59%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 608
- 188 over 420 places · 145%
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 12.5%
- First language not English
- 10.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 76 families put the school first and 74 places were offered; 95% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 74 | 76 | 1▲ | 95% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 70 | 70 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 68 | 68 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 85 | 85 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 58 | 58 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 82% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 21% the higher standard. Across Suffolk it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲82% | 62% | ||
| ▲21% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 134362)
Ofsted
Abbots Green Primary Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 7 June 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 7 Jun 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Dec 2012
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 134362), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Dec 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 134362)
Jun 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 134362)
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (80 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 80
- 16% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (13%) with SEND