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Abbey CofE Infant School

Primary · Nuneaton · CV11 5EL

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 3 December 2024

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At a glance

197 pupils · 109% of 180 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary controlled school
Age range
2–7
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
23.3% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
36.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
12.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
8.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.abbeyinfants.co.uk
URN
125654

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 57 families named it first for 58 Reception places, 0.98 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2026 entry went to 0.965 miles; distance decided places in 3 of the 6 years of Reception rounds we hold, 2021 to 2026. At its inspection on 3 December 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6.1% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.98 first-choice applications per place

58 places offered · 57 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 0.965 miles for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 0.965 miles

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Special educational needs

Needs this school records that it caters for, in the order it lists them.

Provision type: Resourced provision.

Resourced provision
8 of 8 places taken full, or over capacity

Unit places come from the school census and describe the position when it was taken, not today. Confirm with the local authority before relying on them.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 45% (Warwickshire 68%, England 60%) · Any other ethnic group 13% (Warwickshire 1%, England 3%) · Any other White background 10% (Warwickshire 8%, England 7%) · Any other Asian background 9% (Warwickshire 3%, England 2%) · Black African 8% (Warwickshire 2%, England 5%) · Asian Indian 5% (Warwickshire 7%, England 4%) · Any other Black background 5% (Warwickshire 1%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Warwickshire 3%, England 3%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Warwickshire 1%, England 5%) · Not recorded 1% (Warwickshire 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
6.1%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
15.3%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 1 permanent exclusion · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Warwickshire: 3.32 suspensions and 0.07 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
20.9
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

91% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 9% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

75% of teachers took sickness absence, 12.9 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £41,112; 20% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£10,851
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 74% (76%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (8%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 2% (4%) · bought-in professional services 4% (3%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £130,214; in-year balance -£27,082

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher19.1%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications28.5%18.1%
In managerial or professional work17.1%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways27.9%18.1%
Residents in very good health43.1%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier48.3%62.3%
Social housing19%17.1%
Privately rented32.5%20.5%
Detached houses3.1%22.9%
Flats17.6%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms4.2%21.1%
Households with no car or van33.1%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01031044 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£180,000196 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£144,000–£220,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (13)£292,000
Semi-detached (74)£218,000
Terraced (85)£165,000
Flat (24)£105,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Inside the Reception cutoff distance (1.55 km, 2026 entry): 689 sales, median £200,000. The homes that would have got a child in that year, at the straight-line distance the school last filled to.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
3an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
3an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
28an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
1an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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