Abbey Road Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

4.55 miles

Published by Nottinghamshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Abbey Road Primary School is a primary school in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 17 October 2023. Nottinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.

Abbey Road Primary 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	4.55 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

For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 4.55 miles away, the 55th longest of 256 Nottinghamshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance; the middle figure was 2.20 miles.
The Reception last distance was further from the school in 2026 than in 2025 and in 2018, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 8 years; it swung sharply between some years.
Reception 2026 had 41 first-choice applications for 42 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
In 2024/25, 80% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 17% reached the higher standard (England 8%).

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

Key facts

Address: Tewkesbury Close, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 5ND
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Council: Nottinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 431 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 6.5% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 25

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

Ofsted

Good Inspected 17 October 2023

Strengths

“This is a well-led school where pupils are full of enthusiasm for their learning.”
“This enjoyment is evident across the curriculum.”
“For example, one pupil said, ‘Computing is great – we figure things out together.’”

To improve

“However, activities are not always adapted well enough to meet the needs of some pupils with SEND.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 November 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	80%	62%

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 41 first-preference applications, 42 offers in total, 41 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 Nottinghamshire.

St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
West Bridgford Junior School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade
Pierrepont Gamston Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
West Bridgford Infant School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
Jesse Gray Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Lady Bay Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Edwalton Primary School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Heymann Primary and Nursery School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published