Abbey Primary School, Walsall
Abbey Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Walsall, part of St Bartholomew's CE Multi Academy Trust.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 75 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Walsall (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Abbey Primary School in detail
Results
Abbey Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 104168), 50% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 67% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Abbey Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 25 families put Abbey Primary School as their first choice and 38 named it as one of their preferences, for 26 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Abbey Primary School are Jubilee Academy Mossley (0.3 miles, Good, 69% reading, 69% maths); Busill Jones Primary School (0.7 miles, Requires improvement, 64% reading, 64% maths); Beacon Academy (0.8 miles); and Elmore Green Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 63% reading, 59% maths).
Jubilee Academy MossleyBusill Jones Primary SchoolBeacon AcademyElmore Green Primary School
The trust
Abbey Primary School is one of 16 schools run by St Bartholomew's CE Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Who goes there
47.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 9.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (76%), Mixed (6%) and Asian (5%).
In 2026, 52 pupils (23.3%) received SEN support and 11 (4.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Bloxwich North Rail Station, about 440 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Glastonbury Crescent (adjacent), 130 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Abbey Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 169 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Walsall (297).
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Abbey Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in December 2025. Before that, as Abbey Primary School (URN 104168), it was rated Good in April 2019.
At a Glance
47.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
27.9
Avg class size
27.0
Infant (KS1)
30.0
KS2
7
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
Results at Abbey Primary School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 104168). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 72% to 50% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 76% to 67% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 62% to 47% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Abbey Primary School
Before and after school care
Abbey Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Walsall
Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Abbey Primary School, with their latest published grades:
- Kangaroo Pouch Day Nursery - Day nursery, 0.4 milesOfsted, 3 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Charlie Caterpillars Day Nursery - Day nursery, 1.1 milesOfsted, 9 November 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Teddy Bears Nursery - Day nursery, 1.2 milesOfsted, 19 September 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
- KellyTots - Day nursery, 1.5 milesOfsted, 16 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Banana Moon Day Nursery Ashmore Park - Day nursery, 1.7 milesOfsted, 25 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Term dates
Abbey Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Walsall's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Abbey Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Abbey Primary School is in Walsall; for families living there:
Apply to Walsall for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 4 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Walsall is 20.5 (the median across 134 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Abbey Primary School
Will you get a place at Abbey Primary School?
For 2026 entry it had 25 first choices for 26 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
94%
Near capacity
223 pupils
236 places
13 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Across Walsall council
Places available
3,855
Applications
3,340
Got 1st preference
93.8%
Got preferred school
98.3%
All primary applications across Walsall council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
52
SEN Support
11
EHC Plans
28.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
223
Total Pupils
127
Boys
96
Girls
2026 academic year
Absence at Abbey Primary School before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 104168). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
5.9%
Overall absence
17.7%
Persistent absence
186
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Abbey Primary School
Questions parents ask about Abbey Primary School
Are there exam results for Abbey Primary School?
Abbey Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 104168), 50% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 67% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Abbey Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Abbey Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in December 2025. Before that, as Abbey Primary School (URN 104168), it was rated Good in April 2019.
How big are the classes at Abbey Primary School?
Classes at Abbey Primary School average 27.9 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils.
How many pupils go to Abbey Primary School?
Abbey Primary School has around 223 pupils on roll. 48% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Abbey Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Abbey Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026).
How many road collisions happen near Abbey Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 4 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Walsall is 20.5 (the median across 134 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Abbey Primary School?
Abbey Primary School is at Glastonbury Crescent, Mossley Estate, Walsall, West Midlands, WS3 2RP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)