Abbots Farm Junior School

About Abbots Farm Junior School

Abbots Farm Junior School sits in the Warwickshire local authority, in the Rugby borough, and its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2025 judged it as Requires Improvement overall, though the inspection was a graded one and the overall effectiveness was marked as 'Not judged'. This places it among a minority of schools in the authority that are not rated Good or Outstanding; Warwickshire has 12 Outstanding primary schools out of 196 total. In the local context, the school ranks 21st out of 28 primary schools in Rugby on the KS2 reading, writing and maths expected standard metric, putting it in the bottom half of its immediate area. The top-performing peers in the same LA include Mappleborough Green CofE Primary School and St Mary's Catholic Primary School, both with a perfect ranking score of 100, and Barford St Peter's CofE Primary School at 93. For families considering alternatives, the nearest Outstanding-rated school is Eastlands Primary School, just 0.7 kilometres away.

Academically, Abbots Farm's most recent KS2 results from the 2023/24 academic year show that 46% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is below the Warwickshire local authority average of 62%. In reading, 68% of pupils reached the expected standard and 22% achieved a higher standard, while in maths the expected standard was met by 52% and the higher standard by 21%. Writing saw 63% at the expected level and just 3% at the higher level. The school's average scaled scores were 104 in reading and 101 in maths. Nationally, the school ranks in the bottom 50% of primary schools, sitting at the 84th percentile across all schools. There is no progress data available for reading, writing or maths, so it is not possible to compare how much value the school adds relative to pupils' starting points. The school's capacity is 264 pupils, and it currently has 265 on roll, so it is effectively full.

The school offers a range of facilities including an outdoor playground, ICT suite, sports hall, dining hall, sensory room and a chapel. Sports provision covers football, cricket, netball, gymnastics, cross country, swimming and athletics, while clubs include chess, choir, science club, drama, eco club and film club. SEND support is available for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, multi-sensory impairment and autistic spectrum disorder. Parent View responses from 33 respondents between September 2024 and September 2025 show that 88% would recommend the school. Strong agreement was highest for pupils feeling safe (70%), taking part in clubs and activities (64%), and the range of subjects (61%). However, the school's Requires Improvement rating and below-average KS2 outcomes mean it may suit families who value the strong pastoral and personal development aspects noted by Ofsted, where behaviour and attitudes and personal development were both rated Good, and who are comfortable with a school that is actively working on improving academic standards.

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