Abbey Road Primary School
Tewkesbury Close, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 5ND
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EQUALS TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Ly Toom
- Sponsor
- Equals Trust
- Constituency
- Rushcliffe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 431
- URN
- 148168
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159748055
About this school
Abbey Road Primary School is a primary academy in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 431 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 64 | 64 | 64 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 73% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 6% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 83% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 80% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 86% | 91% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.20 | - | - |
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 Abbey Road 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 | Nottinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 75% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 429 |
| 2023/24 | 429 |
| 2024/25 | 432 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Abbey Road Primary School compares
Abbey Road Primary School ranked 18th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 3.2% | 6.9% | 431 | — |
| St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School | 74% | 3.7% | 9.9% | 338 | 0.1 miles |
| West Bridgford Junior School | 80% | 3.2% | 7.2% | 350 | 0.2 miles |
| Pierrepont Gamston Primary School | 83% | 3.6% | 12.1% | 302 | 0.6 miles |
| West Bridgford Infant School | — | 3% | 3.3% | 240 | 0.6 miles |
| Jesse Gray Primary School | 79% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 417 | 0.7 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)
- 6.94%
- English as an additional language
- 11.3%
- Overall absence
- 3.19%
- Persistent absence
- 2.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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West Bridgford Junior School0.2 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Pierrepont Gamston Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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West Bridgford Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Jesse Gray Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Nottingham
Other schools in Nottingham
Abbey Road Primary School ranks 18th of the 189 ranked primary schools in Nottingham.
- Abbey Gates Primary School Primary
- Abbey Hill Primary & Nursery Primary
- Albany Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Albany Junior School Primary
- Aldercar Infant School Primary
- Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery School Primary
- All Hallows CofE Primary School Primary
- Ambleside Primary School Primary
- Annesley Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Archbishop Cranmer Church of England Academy Primary
- Arnbrook Primary School Primary
- Arno Vale Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Abbey Road Primary School teach?
- Abbey Road Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Nottingham.
- Who is the head teacher of Abbey Road Primary School?
- The head teacher of Abbey Road Primary School is Mrs Ly Toom, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Abbey Road Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Abbey Road 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 Abbey Road Primary School?
- Abbey Road Primary School has 431 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Abbey Road Primary School full?
- Abbey Road Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 431 on roll (103%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Abbey Road Primary School a faith school?
- No. Abbey Road Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Abbey Road Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Abbey Road Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Abbey Road Primary School?
- Abbey Road Primary School is part of EQUALS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Abbey Road Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Abbey Road Primary School rank locally?
- Abbey Road Primary School ranked 18th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Abbey Road Primary School's absence rate?
- Abbey Road Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Abbey Road Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Abbey Road 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 10 July 2026.