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Abbey Road Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Tewkesbury Close, West Bridgford, Nottingham NG2 5ND · abbeyroadprimary.co.uk · 0115 974 8055
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 80%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Nottinghamshire 64%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Nottinghamshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 431
- 11 over 420 places · 103%
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 6.5%
- First language not English
- 13%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Equals Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Nottinghamshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 41 families put the school first and 42 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 | 42 | 41 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 63 | 1.1▲ | 95% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 57 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 59 | 55 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 65 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
Results
In 2024/25, 80% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 17% the higher standard. Across Nottinghamshire it was 64%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲80% | 62% | ||
| ▲17% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 122599)
Ofsted
Abbey Road Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 17 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 17 Oct 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2013
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 122599), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
May 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 122599)
Nov 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 122599)
Dec 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 122599)
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (148 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 148
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 20% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (9%) with SEND