Abbey CofE Infant School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 2–7 · Nuneaton, Warwickshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

0.965 miles

Published by Warwickshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Abbey CofE Infant School is a primary school in Nuneaton, Warwickshire for ages 2–7 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 3 December 2024. Warwickshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.

Abbey CofE Infant School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	0.965 mi
Reception 2025	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2024	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2023	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2022	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2021	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2020	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2019	🔒 With a pass

And 1 earlier figure.

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

In 2026 the last Reception place offered went to a child living 0.965 miles away, the 37th shortest of 176 Warwickshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
The 2026 Reception last distance was nearer the school than in 2025 but further than in 2020; it has swung sharply, most of all from 2024 to 2025.
Reception 2026 drew 57 first-choice applications for 58 offers; 52 offers went to first-choice families, and 5 first-choice families (9%) were not offered a place.
Of its pupils, 21.3% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 30.6% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Warwickshire.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Warwickshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Aston Road, Nuneaton, CV11 5EL
Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 2–7
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Warwickshire
Pupils on roll: 197 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 21.3% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 18.9

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 3 December 2024

Strengths

“Pupils are happy at this nurturing and welcoming school.”
“They are inspired by the school motto of ‘Love, Laugh, Learn’, and they flourish here.”
“The school has high ambitions and expectations for pupils and they achieve well.”

To improve

“However, in some wider curriculum subjects, new knowledge is not always presented in a way that ensures pupils remember it over time.”
“As a result, some pupils struggle to retain knowledge and vocabulary, which can lead to gaps in their understanding.”
“However, in some wider curriculum subjects the school does not yet check what is working well.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 February 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 57 first-preference applications, 58 offers in total, 52 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Warwickshire.

Queen's Church of England Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade
Chilvers Coton Community Infant School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
Weddington Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
Camp Hill Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Croft Junior School 0.9 mi Some aspects not as strong
Wembrook Primary School 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Glendale Infant School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published