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Primary

Abbey Junior School

Primary

Darlington · Darlington · DL3 8NN www.abbeyschools.org.uk

Pupils
352
cap. 360
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
77%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
352
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
77%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
352
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 21/06/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDarlington
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio28.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Abbey Junior School · Primary · Darlington

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
77%
+15pp
86%74%62%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 77%
RWM higher standard
8%
+2pp
18%12%6%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
91%
Reading higher standard
52%
Writing expected standard
86%
Writing higher standard
9%
Maths expected standard
86%
Maths higher standard
45%
Science expected standard
98%
SPAG expected standard
90%
SPAG higher standard
51%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
110.0

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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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
352
Pupil : teacher ratio
28.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
7%
FSM eligible
8%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Abbey Road, Darlington, DL3 8NN
Local authority
Darlington
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2577%8%91%52%86%9%86%45%98%90%109.0108.0110.011%352
2023/2462%6%71%36%73%8%74%30%90%74%106.0106.0108.012%347
2022/2374%11%86%40%80%21%82%31%96%87%108.0106.0109.0+1.00+0.40+0.1010%352
2018/1982%18%84%42%92%26%94%42%99%89%107.0108.0110.0+1.00+0.40+1.608%359
2017/1886%17%91%43%95%30%94%43%99%89%109.0108.0111.0+0.70+0.10+0.706%353
2016/1773%12%88%37%82%18%92%31%100%89%108.0107.0108.0+1.10-1.80+0.304%357

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

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2535222.311%7%8%4%6%
2023/2434724.412%9%11%4%7%
2022/2335226.510%9%12%4%8%
2021/2235324.210%5%9%5%14%
2020/2135325.110%5%10%
2018/1935922.98%4%8%3%4%
2017/1835321.86%4%8%3%4%
2016/1735720.24%5%6%3%4%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.