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Abbey Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Glastonbury Road, Morden SM4 6NY · abbey.sutton.sch.uk · 020 8254 0862
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 74%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Sutton 72%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Sutton Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 468
- 6 over 462 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 21.8%
- First language not English
- 57.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Sutton Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 46 families put the school first and 49 places were offered; 100% 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 | 49 | 46 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 40 | 38 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 53 | 48 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 51 | 46 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 47 | 33 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 74% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 22% the higher standard. Across Sutton it was 72%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲74% | 62% | ||
| ▲22% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 102967)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 26 January 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Abbey Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 25 Jan 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2014
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 102967), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jun 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 102967)
Jun 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 102967)
Mar 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 102967)
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (115 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 115
- 25% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 64% who raised concerns
based on the 29% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (13%) with SEND