Ofsted inspection · 09/03/2023
Overview of Abacus Primary School · Primary · Essex
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Subject breakdown
DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.
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2024/25
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 66% | 8% | 83% | 42% | 68% | 12% | 88% | 39% | 83% | 85% | 109.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 | — | — | — | 20% | 412 |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 7% | 92% | 40% | 68% | 10% | 80% | 27% | 85% | 80% | 108.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 | — | — | — | 22% | 421 |
| 2022/23 | 67% | 7% | 84% | 14% | 75% | 21% | 81% | 32% | 82% | 88% | 105.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 | -0.70 | +1.40 | +0.70 | 14% | 415 |
| 2018/19 | 73% | 9% | 84% | 27% | 78% | 22% | 84% | 27% | 78% | 89% | 106.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 | +1.00 | -0.60 | +1.40 | 10% | 358 |
| 2017/18 | 56% | 7% | 71% | 22% | 62% | 18% | 71% | 13% | 62% | 73% | 103.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 | -1.50 | -1.60 | -1.60 | 8% | 341 |
| 2016/17 | 56% | 4% | 69% | 22% | 69% | 16% | 69% | 9% | 60% | 71% | 103.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 | +0.40 | -0.10 | -0.60 | 7% | 324 |
DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 412 | 21.7 | 20% | 2% | 7% | 5% | 10% |
| 2023/24 | 421 | 22.5 | 22% | 2% | 8% | 5% | 9% |
| 2022/23 | 415 | 22.4 | 14% | 2% | 8% | 6% | 14% |
| 2021/22 | 399 | 20.3 | 15% | 2% | 8% | 7% | 19% |
| 2020/21 | 386 | 22.1 | 14% | 3% | 7% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 358 | 20.5 | 10% | 2% | 5% | 4% | 12% |
| 2017/18 | 341 | 20.7 | 8% | 2% | 5% | 4% | 9% |
| 2016/17 | 324 | 20.9 | 7% | 1% | 6% | 4% | 6% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.