Abacus Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 8 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Essex
- Unique reference
- 133312
- Address
- Tresco Way, The Wick, SS12 9GJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 412 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.9%
- Girls
- 46.1%
- First language not English
- 2.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 6.8%
- Persistent absence
- 10.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.3%
White British 83.3%
Mixed 5.5%
Other White 3.4%
Unclassified 2.7%
Other Asian 1.5%
Bangladeshi 1.2%
Indian 0.7%
Pakistani 0.7%
Irish 0.2%
African 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.7
WritingAverage1.4
MathsAverage0.7
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 67%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 7%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 108
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Abacus Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 65
- 2nd preference
- 55
- 3rd preference
- 37
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 59
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 59 29 30 |
| Year 1 | 59 33 26 |
| Year 2 | 59 25 34 |
| Year 3 | 59 34 25 |
| Year 4 | 57 32 25 |
| Year 5 | 59 34 25 |
| Year 6 | 60 35 25 |