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Abbey Primary School

Primary · Mansfield · NG19 0AB

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No current grade

Ungraded inspection: no current grade

Ofsted's most recent visit was an ungraded inspection; its outcome was “Improved significantly”. Since September 2024 these outcomes no longer confirm a named grade. No graded inspection appears in Ofsted's records for this school since 2015 either, so SchoolFacts shows no grade rather than guessing. Any earlier grade is on the school's Ofsted report page.

Inspected 2 April 2025

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At a glance

459 pupils · 109% of 420 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
16.6% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
8.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
9.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
http://www.abbeyprimaryschool.co.uk
URN
148382

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 53 families named it first for 53 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2024 entry went to 3.21 miles; distance decided places in 1 of the 3 years of Reception rounds we hold, 2024 to 2026. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

53 places offered · 53 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

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. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2024 entry, the most recent year with a distance-only cutoff) lived within 3.21 miles

measured in a straight line.

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

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

60 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
72%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
8%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
106
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
106
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school72%
Median of its 12 closest peers69%
Nottinghamshire average63.2%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Larchwood Primary SchoolBrentwood · 121 miles awayGood66%
Chilton Primary SchoolRamsgate · 166 miles awayOutstanding (2019)78%
St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, West DentonNewcastle-upon-Tyne · 129 miles awayGood77%
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and NurseryRochdale · 52 miles awayExpected standard76%
Briercliffe Primary SchoolBurnley · 63 miles awayExpected standard69%
Chaddlewood Primary SchoolPlymouth · 227 miles awayGood83%
Godinton Primary SchoolAshford · 162 miles awayGood63%
St Mary's Catholic PrimaryChesterfield · 13 miles awayGood67%
Palace Wood Primary SchoolMaidstone · 147 miles awayGood69%
Maltby Lilly Hall AcademyRotherham · 19 miles awayExpected standard57%
Little Hill PrimaryWigston · 39 miles awayExpected standard63%
Pevensey and Westham CofE Primary SchoolPevensey · 173 miles awayGood76%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 82% (Nottinghamshire 75%, England 60%) · Any other White background 8% (Nottinghamshire 6%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 5% (Nottinghamshire 2%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 1% (Nottinghamshire 2%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Nottinghamshire 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Nottinghamshire 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 3%

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)
4%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
10.3%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.31 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Nottinghamshire: 1.57 suspensions and 0.01 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
21.2
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

92% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 8% moved to another state school

Vacancies (November 2025)

4.48% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

30.4% of teachers took sickness absence, 3.4 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 £48,473; 27.3% 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 (2024-25)

This school£6,346
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 79% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 8% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (2%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £488,000; in-year balance -£125,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, 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)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
5/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher22.1%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications24.7%18.1%
In managerial or professional work23.8%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways26.9%18.1%
Residents in very good health40.6%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier71.6%62.3%
Social housing18.7%17.1%
Privately rented9.2%20.5%
Detached houses35.3%22.9%
Flats0.5%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms12.7%21.1%
Households with no car or van19.6%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01028243 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£190,000342 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£147,000–£235,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (117)£247,500
Semi-detached (165)£175,000
Terraced (58)£119,000

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

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
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
4an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
14an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
2an 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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