SCHOOL PROFILE

Abbey View Primary Academy

Primary Free schools URN 147062
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 119.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

28 February 2024
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Free schools
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Buckinghamshire
Trust INSPIRING FUTURES PARTNERSHIP TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 251 229 full-time · 22 part-time
Female pupils 130 51.8% of pupils
Male pupils 121 48.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

18.7%
6.1 pts below England
School 18.7%
Buckinghamshire 14.9%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

37.5%
17.2 pts above England
School 37.5%
Buckinghamshire 18.4%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.4%
0.6 pts below England
School 0.4%
Buckinghamshire 2.0%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
31.9%
80
Pakistani
25.9%
65
Indian
10.8%
27
Any other Mixed background
8.4%
21
White and Black Caribbean
4.8%
12
White and Asian
4.0%
10
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 17.1% 43 of 251 pupils
3.7 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 17.1%
Buckinghamshire 18.9%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.6% 34 pupils
England 14.8% 1.2 pts below
EHC plans 3.6% 9 pupils
England 6.0% 2.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 13
Social, emotional & mental health 12
No specialist assessment yet 11
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Hearing impairment 1
Other difficulty or disability 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

60.0% 0.4 pts below England
School 60.0%
Buckinghamshire 63.3%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

73.0%

0.8 pts below England

School 73.0%
Buckinghamshire 77.4%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

80.0%

9.7 pts above England

School 80.0%
Buckinghamshire 71.0%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

63.0%

9.0 pts below England

School 63.0%
Buckinghamshire 73.6%
South East 70.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.34%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.88 pts lower than England
School 4.34%
Buckinghamshire 5.98%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

8.60%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.21 pts lower than England
School 8.60%
Buckinghamshire 14.74%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.54%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.27 pts lower than England
School 0.54%
Buckinghamshire 1.60%
South East 1.93%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

119.5% 31.3 pts above England
Abbey View Primary Academy
119.5%
Buckinghamshire
89.7%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information