Abacus Primary School
Tresco Way, The Wick, Wickford, SS12 9GJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Heidi Blakeley
- Constituency
- Rayleigh and Wickford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 413
- URN
- 133312
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01268571018
About this school
Abacus Primary School is a community primary school in Wickford. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 413 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 March 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 57 | 60 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 67% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 7% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 92% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 80% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 80% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Abacus Primary 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 | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 415 |
| 2023/24 | 421 |
| 2024/25 | 412 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Abacus Primary School compares
Abacus Primary School ranked 192nd of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 5.2% | 6.8% | 413 | — |
| Oakfield Primary School | 63% | 4.5% | 10.4% | 391 | 0.4 miles |
| North Crescent Primary School | 68% | 8.1% | 36.5% | 216 | 0.9 miles |
| The Wickford Church of England School | — | 3.9% | 10.5% | 135 | 1.0 miles |
| Hilltop Infant School | — | 5% | 8.6% | 237 | 1.0 miles |
| Hilltop Junior School | 67% | 4.9% | 15.3% | 352 | 1.1 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.8%
- English as an additional language
- 2.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.2%
- Persistent absence
- 10.05%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oakfield Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Wickford
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North Crescent Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Wickford
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The Wickford Church of England School1.0 miles
Primary · Wickford
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Hilltop Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · Wickford
-
Hilltop Junior School1.1 miles
Primary · Wickford
Other schools in Wickford
Abacus Primary School ranks 3rd of the 7 ranked primary schools in Wickford.
- Grange Primary School Primary
- Hilltop Infant School Primary
- Hilltop Junior School Primary
- North Crescent Primary School Primary
- Oakfield Primary School Primary
- Runwell Community Primary School Primary
- St Luke's Park Primary School Primary
- The Wickford Church of England School Primary
- Wickford Primary School Primary
- Beauchamps High School Secondary
- The Bromfords School Secondary
- Castledon School Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does Abacus Primary School teach?
- Abacus Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Wickford.
- Who is the headteacher of Abacus Primary School?
- The headteacher of Abacus Primary School is Mrs Heidi Blakeley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Abacus Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Abacus Primary 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 big is Abacus Primary School?
- Abacus Primary School has 413 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Abacus Primary School full?
- Abacus Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 413 on roll (98%), 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 Abacus Primary School a faith school?
- No. Abacus Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Abacus Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Abacus Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Abacus Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Abacus Primary School rank locally?
- Abacus Primary School ranked 192nd of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Abacus Primary School's absence rate?
- Abacus Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Abacus Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Abacus Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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 30 June 2026.