Abbots Farm Infant School, Rugby

Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 47

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~356m)Possible (~509m)Unlikely (~662m)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Jeanette Lovejoy
Pupils:178 / 180 capacity
LA:Warwickshire
Phone:01788543093
Address:Abbotts Way, Rugby, CV21 4AP
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 months ago

Report card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)

Achievement
Expected Standard
Behaviour
Expected Standard
Personal Development
Expected Standard
Leadership
Expected Standard
Early Years
Expected Standard
Inspected 12 May 2026View full report
URN:125573
UKPRN:10071986
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Rugby
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

Abbots Farm Infant School excels at creating a calm, respectful environment where all children feel safe and valued. The school has a strong focus on early reading and mathematics, with excellent support for children who need extra help to keep up. Staff build warm relationships with families and work closely with parents to remove barriers to learning.

Key Strengths

  • Excellent behaviour and positive relationships - pupils are respectful, responsible and feel safe and valued
  • Effective teaching of early reading through systematic phonics, with most pupils becoming confident readers by end of Year 2
  • Strong support for vulnerable pupils including those with SEND and disadvantaged pupils, who make secure progress
  • Warm, purposeful early years provision with excellent partnerships with parents
  • Well-chosen enrichment activities and clubs that develop pupils' interests and talents

Areas for Improvement

  • Staff do not always address errors promptly in written work, leading to variable quality in pupils' spelling, punctuation and handwriting
  • Work is not always matched closely enough to pupils' needs, meaning some pupils are not sufficiently challenged
  • Strategies to strengthen accuracy in spelling, punctuation and handwriting are still being embedded

Safeguarding

Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified and managed.

Extracurricular Activities

Clay club, martial arts, sports clubs, educational visits to local museums and outdoor learning centres

Abbots Farm Infant School is a strong school that prioritises reading, writing and mathematics from the start, with children building secure foundations for learning and making progress in line with national expectations.

At a Glance

6.7%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

30.0

Avg class size

30.0

Infant (KS1)

4

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Loverock Crescent (Adj)
182m · 3 min walk
Vere Road (Adj)
203m · 3 min walk
Eden Road (Adj)
271m · 4 min walk
Linnell Road (Opp)
316m · 5 min walk
McKinnell Crescent (Adj)
316m · 5 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

99%

Near capacity

178 pupils

180 capacity

2 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Rugby

Low pressure
New homes approved:2,023
Projected new pupils:506

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Rugby

Admissions Demand - Warwickshire

Low demand0.86x oversubscription

Places available

7,187

Applications

6,166

Got 1st preference

90.6%

Got preferred school

98.0%

Primary admissions across Warwickshire (2025/26)

Inspection History(9)

12 May 2026Report card
Achievement
Behaviour
Personal Development
Leadership
Early Years
18 January 2022
6 December 2016
Leadership & ManagementGood

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.7856%

Overall absence

11.38211%

Persistent absence

123

Enrolments

Authorised4.18629%
Unauthorised0.59931%
Persistent (10%+)11.38211%
Severe (50%+)0%

Absence trend

3.93957%
18/19
3.4558%
20/21
7.51441%
21/22
5.81728%
22/23
4.56586%
23/24
4.7856%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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