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Abbey Junior School

Primary

Sandwell · Smethwick · B67 5LT www.abbeyfederation.co.uk

Pupils
357
cap. 360
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
74%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
357
Pupils · 2024/25
17%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
74%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
357
Pupils · 2024/25
17%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 12/12/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySandwell
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio27.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Abbey Junior School · Primary · Sandwell

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
74%
+11pp
77%69%61%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 74%
RWM higher standard
5%
-4pp
17%11%5%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
77%
Reading higher standard
39%
Writing expected standard
80%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
83%
Maths higher standard
33%
Science expected standard
82%
SPAG expected standard
74%
SPAG higher standard
26%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
357
Pupil : teacher ratio
27.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
17%
FSM eligible
25%
SEN
7%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
7%

Contact

Address
Barclay Road, Smethwick, B67 5LT
Local authority
Sandwell
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
2024/2574%5%77%39%80%7%83%33%82%74%106.0106.0105.07%357
2023/2463%9%66%28%76%13%74%28%85%72%104.0104.0104.08%358
2022/2361%6%73%27%74%11%77%32%86%77%105.0105.0106.0+0.70+1.20+2.109%353
2018/1977%17%83%36%89%31%90%34%90%82%107.0107.0107.0+1.60+1.80+1.606%358
2017/1871%13%82%28%87%19%84%27%89%79%105.0105.0106.0-0.60+0.00-0.608%363
2016/1771%17%79%31%88%33%84%27%93%81%106.0105.0108.0-0.70+1.00-0.608%363

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
2024/2535726.37%17%25%4%7%
2023/2435824.58%18%25%4%9%
2022/2335326.09%22%26%5%10%
2021/2235425.39%23%25%4%9%
2020/2136024.09%19%22%
2018/1935825.46%18%22%3%6%
2017/1836327.78%18%23%3%5%
2016/1736322.78%20%28%3%3%

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