SCHOOL PROFILE

Abacus Primary School

Primary Community school URN 133312
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 98.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

9 March 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Essex
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 413 413 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 198 47.9% of pupils
Male pupils 215 52.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

7.7%
17.1 pts below England
School 7.7%
Basildon 24.2%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

2.2%
18.1 pts below England
School 2.2%
Basildon 15.1%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

5.3%
4.3 pts above England
School 5.3%
Basildon 1.8%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
83.3%
344
Unclassified
2.7%
11
Any other Mixed background
2.4%
10
Any other White background
2.4%
10
White and Black Caribbean
1.7%
7
Any other Asian background
1.5%
6
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 28.3% 117 of 413 pupils
7.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 28.3%
Basildon 18.6%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 21.8% 90 pupils
England 14.8% 7.0 pts above
EHC plans 6.5% 27 pupils
England 6.0% 0.5 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 54
Autistic spectrum disorder 21
Specific learning difficulty 19
Speech, language & communication 13
Physical disability 4
Moderate learning difficulty 2

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

66.0% 5.6 pts above England
School 66.0%
Basildon 59.7%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

83.0%

9.2 pts above England

School 83.0%
Basildon 71.0%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

68.0%

2.3 pts below England

School 68.0%
Basildon 70.2%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

88.0%

16.0 pts above England

School 88.0%
Basildon 71.5%
East of England 70.3%
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

5.20%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.01 pts lower than England
School 5.20%
Basildon 6.97%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

10.05%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.76 pts lower than England
School 10.05%
Basildon 17.78%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.63%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.17 pts lower than England
School 1.63%
Basildon 2.43%
East of England 1.83%
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

98.3% 10.1 pts above England
Abacus Primary School
98.3%
Basildon
91.7%
East of England
87.4%
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