Abbots Farm Infant School
Abbotts Way, Rugby, CV21 4AP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jeanette Lovejoy
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Rugby
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 178
- URN
- 125573
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01788543093
About this school
Abbots Farm Infant School is a community primary school in Rugby. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 178 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Abbots Farm Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
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- Achievement
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- Attendance and behaviour
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- Personal development and wellbeing
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- Leadership and governance
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- Early years
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- Safeguarding
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Trends over time
How Abbots Farm Infant School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 179 |
| 2023/24 | 179 |
| 2024/25 | 180 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Abbots Farm Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.8% | 8.9% | 178 | — |
| Abbots Farm Junior School | 62% | 5.4% | 19.6% | 261 | 0.0 miles |
| Eastlands Primary School | 73% | 4.3% | 15.9% | 211 | 0.4 miles |
| Paddox Primary School | 70% | 4.7% | 11.5% | 663 | 0.6 miles |
| English Martyrs Catholic Primary School | 67% | 3.9% | 13.2% | 176 | 0.7 miles |
| Hillmorton Primary School | — | — | — | 456 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.89%
- English as an additional language
- 24.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.79%
- Persistent absence
- 11.38%
Location
Nearby schools
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Abbots Farm Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Rugby
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Eastlands Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Rugby
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Paddox Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Rugby
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English Martyrs Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Rugby
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Hillmorton Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Rugby
Other schools in Rugby
- Abbots Farm Junior School Primary
- Barby Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bawnmore Community Infant School Primary
- Bilton CofE Junior School Primary
- Bilton Infant School Primary
- Boughton Leigh Infant School Primary
- Boughton Leigh Junior School Primary
- Brownsover Community School Primary
- Cawston Grange Primary School Primary
- Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School Primary
- Dunchurch Boughton Church of England Infant Academy and Nursery Primary
- Dunchurch Boughton Church of England Junior Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Abbots Farm Infant School teach?
- Abbots Farm Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Rugby.
- Who is the headteacher of Abbots Farm Infant School?
- The headteacher of Abbots Farm Infant School is Mrs Jeanette Lovejoy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Abbots Farm Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Abbots Farm Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Abbots Farm Infant School?
- Abbots Farm Infant School has 178 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Abbots Farm Infant School full?
- Abbots Farm Infant School has capacity for 180 pupils and 178 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Abbots Farm Infant School a faith school?
- No. Abbots Farm Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Abbots Farm Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Abbots Farm Infant School as having nursery classes.
- What is Abbots Farm Infant School's absence rate?
- Abbots Farm Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Abbots Farm Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Abbots Farm Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 15 July 2026.