Abbey Primary School[1]

Primary · ages 2–11

Headline results

KS2 reading, writing & maths: expected standard: KS2 74% 74% 2024/25[2]

Results

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths): 74% 2024/25[2]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths): 22% 2024/25[2]
Reading, average scaled score: 107 2024/25[2]
Maths, average scaled score: 107 2024/25[2]
All results, 2021/22: Not published[3]
All results, 2020/21: Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[3]
All results, 2019/20: Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[3]

Earlier years
Year	Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)	Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)	Reading, average scaled score	Maths, average scaled score
2023/24	61%[4]	12%[4]	106[4]	105[4]
2022/23	73%[5]	11%[5]	107[5]	109[5]
2018/19	64%[6]	12%[6]	105[6]	106[6]

Ofsted

Latest inspection: 25 Jan 2023[7]
Type: Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[7]
Report published: 14 Mar 2023[7]
Safeguarding is effective: Yes[7]
Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections: School remains Good[7]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Reception

Applications per place: 2.3 Entry Sept 2026[8]
Applications (any preference): 111 Entry Sept 2026[8]
First preferences: 46 Entry Sept 2026[8]
Places offered: 49 Entry Sept 2026[8]
First preferences per place: 0.9 Entry Sept 2026[8]

Earlier years
Entry	Applications	First preferences	Places offered	Per place	First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025	125[8]	38[8]	40[8]	3.1[8]	0.9[8]
Entry Sept 2024	131[8]	48[8]	53[8]	2.5[8]	0.9[8]
Entry Sept 2023	136[8]	46[8]	51[8]	2.7[8]	0.9[8]
Entry Sept 2022	109[8]	33[8]	47[8]	2.3[8]	0.7[8]

Admissions

Places (published admission number), 4+ entry: 60 Entry Sept 2026[9]
Sibling priority, 4+ entry: Children who have a sibling at Abbey Primary School in Years 1 to Year 6 at the time of admission to Reception Entry Sept 2026[9]

Character & practicalities

Type: Academy converter[1]
Ages: 2–11[1]
Boys / girls: Mixed[1]
Sixth form: No[1]
Boarding: No boarders[1]
Capacity: 462[1]
Trust: THE WILLOW LEARNING TRUST[1]
Local authority: Sutton[1]
Website: www.abbey.sutton.sch.uk [1]
District: Sutton [10]
Postcode: SM4 6NY[1]
URN: 146160[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll: 484 2024/25[11]
English as an additional language: 59.9% 2024/25[11]
SEN support: 14.9% 2024/25[11]
EHC plan: 2.5% 2024/25[11]
Free school meals in the last 6 years: 22.6% 2024/25[11]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White: 41.2%[12]
Mixed: 10.9%[12]
Asian: 30.6%[12]
Black: 7.1%[12]
Any other ethnic group: 2.4%[12]
Unclassified: 7.9%[12]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Key stage 2 attainment: national headlines 2021/22. Period 2021/22. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Quotes (2)
We will not publish key stage 2 data for academic year 2021/22 in performance tables (also known as Compare School and College Performance).
This is the first publication of key stage 2 attainment statistics since 2019 due to cancellation of 2020 and 2021 assessments during the pandemic.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2022/23. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers: school level. Period Entry Sept 2026, final, published 2026-06-29. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
abbey.sutton.sch.uk: abbey.sutton.sch.uk document (PDF). Period 2026-10-14. Licence: copyright-quoted.
Quotes (2)
Published Admission Number (PAN) for Reception Abbey Primary School has 60 places available in Reception. (p. 2)
Children who have a sibling at Abbey Primary School in Years 1 to Year 6 at the time of admission to Reception. (p. 3)
Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Schools, pupils and their characteristics: school level underlying data. Period 2025/26, published 2026-06-04. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.