Academy converter · Nottinghamshire

Abbey Road Primary School

4–11Ages
431Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148168URN

Tewkesbury Close, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 5ND · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.9per place

2.4 above Nottinghamshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Nottinghamshire

205 applications for 42 places · 6th of 211 in Nottinghamshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

80%met the expected standard

Nottinghamshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 17 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

4.9applications per place, Reception

2.4 above Nottinghamshire median (2.5) 2.7 above England median (2.2)

205 applications · 42 places offered · 41 named it first

2026 4.9; Nottinghamshire median median 2.5
2025 4.1; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2024 4.7; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2023 4.5; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2022 5.0; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2021 4.5; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2020 4.7; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2019 5.1; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2018 5.8; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2017 5.6; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 5.4; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2015 5.6; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 5.3; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Nottinghamshire median in 6 of 6 years.

This school
Nottinghamshire median

Dashed bars: as Abbey Road Primary School (URN 122599), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	42	205	4.9	41	0.98
Sep 2025	60	246	4.1	63	1.05
Sep 2024	59	275	4.7	57	0.97
Sep 2023	59	267	4.5	55	0.93
Sep 2022	60	302	5.0	65	1.08
Sep 2021	60	270	4.5	58	0.97
Sep 2020 *	60	279	4.7	63	1.05
Sep 2019 *	57	290	5.1	55	0.96
Sep 2018 *	60	345	5.8	79	1.32
Sep 2017 *	60	337	5.6	60	1.00
Sep 2016 *	61	329	5.4	50	0.82
Sep 2015 *	60	335	5.6	61	1.02
Sep 2014 *	60	315	5.3	69	1.15

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 91% · Writing 81% · Maths 89% → all three 80% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard80%15th of 223 in Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard91%

Nottinghamshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard59%

Nottinghamshire 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Nottinghamshire 76% England 75%

Greater depth27%

Nottinghamshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

Nottinghamshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard42%

Nottinghamshire 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

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Nottinghamshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	80%	17%	109	107
2023/24	73%	6%	107	106
2022/23	75%	16%	110	108

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Abbey Road Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

4.9applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School
0.2 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2023

2.1applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
West Bridgford Junior School
0.3 km · Nottinghamshire

2026

80%met the SATs standard
Pierrepont Gamston Primary School
0.9 km · Nottinghamshire

2026

4.2applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
West Bridgford Infant School
0.9 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2023

3.6applications per place
Jesse Gray Primary School
1.2 km · Nottinghamshire

2026

5.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Lady Bay Primary School
1.4 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Edwalton Primary School
1.5 km · Nottinghamshire

Standards maintained2025

3.6applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Heymann Primary and Nursery School
1.8 km · Nottinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard

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Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148168 · 891/2571
Trust: Equals Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 431 on roll
Free school meals: 6.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 November 2020
Replaced: Abbey Road Primary School (URN 122599)
Address: Tewkesbury Close, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 5ND
Local authority: Nottinghamshire · Rushcliffe

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources