Abacus Primary School is a primary school located in Wickford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 24/11/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Tresco Way, Wickford, SS12 9GJ
Website: www.abacusprimaryschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01268571018
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Heidi Blakeley
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 133312

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 24/11/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 390
Number of Pupils: 386
Number of Boys: 198
Number of Girls: 188

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1 Confidence interval -0.9 to 2.8
Writing
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -2.3 to 1
Maths
Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -0.2 to 3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:73%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Abacus Primary School
Tresco Way , The Wick SS12 9GJ 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Oakfield Primary School
Scott Drive , SS12 9PW 		3out of 4 749 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
North Crescent Primary School
North Crescent , SS12 9AP 		3out of 4 1,496 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Wickford Church of England School
Mount Road , SS11 8HE 		4out of 4 1,722 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Hilltop Infant School
Hill Avenue , SS11 8LT 		4out of 4 1,798 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Beauchamps High School
Beauchamps Drive , SS11 8LY 		4out of 4 1,584 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
The Bromfords School and Sixth Form College
Grange Avenue , SS12 0LZ 		3out of 4 2,133 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Castledon School
Bromfords Drive , SS12 0PW 		3out of 4 1,964 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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