Abingdon Primary School, Stockport

Requires Improvement
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 411

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~354m)Possible (~506m)Unlikely (~658m)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Samantha Spendlow
Pupils:231 / 315 capacity
LA:Stockport
Phone:01614804531
Address:Abingdon Road, Reddish, Stockport, SK5 7ET
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Requires Improvement

Overall

URN:106074
UKPRN:10072632
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Stockport
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

Abingdon Primary School provides a supportive, inclusive learning environment where pupils feel safe and valued as part of the 'Abingdon family'. Teachers create engaging, well-planned activities that help children progress well from their starting points, with particular success in mathematics and reading. The school combines academic learning with creative enrichment activities and works hard to support all pupils, including disadvantaged learners.

Key Strengths

  • Mathematics teaching is a particular strength with specialist support for identified pupils
  • Reading skills have improved significantly with good comprehension and fluency across the school
  • Strong leadership and accurate tracking of pupil progress with effective improvement plans
  • Pupils have positive attitudes and behaviour, with calm and purposeful learning in lessons
  • Creative curriculum approaches like 'super learning weeks' enthuse children in their learning

Areas for Improvement

  • More pupils in key stage 2 need to achieve the highest standards in writing despite recent improvements
  • School attendance is above national average and persistent absence needs to decrease
  • Further embedding of writing teaching changes needed to sustain progress

Safeguarding

Safeguarding is effective with a strong culture of safeguarding established, regular checks on records, up-to-date staff training, and effective collaboration with agencies to support pupils and families.

Extracurricular Activities

Super learning weeks (art week and other focused subject weeks)

Abingdon Primary School continues to be good. The leadership team has maintained good quality education since the last inspection, with particular strengths in mathematics teaching and recent improvements in reading outcomes.

At a Glance

45.0%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-6ppMaths-3ppWriting-22pp

Reading has declined from 67% to 61%. Maths has remained stable at around 45%. Writing has declined from 63% to 41%.

Class Sizes

24.9

Avg class size

23.0

Infant (KS1)

26.2

KS2

10

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

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Getting There

Train Stations

Reddish South Rail Station
272m · 4 min walk

Bus Stops

Reddish Vale Road (nr)
112m · 2 min walk
Brunton Road (opp)
209m · 3 min walk
Reddish Vale School (o/s)
238m · 4 min walk
Houldsworth Square (Stop C)
338m · 5 min walk
Broomfield Drive (opp)
449m · 7 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

73%

Available places

231 pupils

315 capacity

84 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Stockport

Low pressure
New homes approved:2,446
Projected new pupils:612

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Stockport

Admissions Demand - Stockport

Low demand0.79x oversubscription

Places available

3,743

Applications

2,960

Got 1st preference

94.4%

Got preferred school

99.4%

Primary admissions across Stockport (2025/26)

Inspection History(107)

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.2714%

Overall absence

14.40329%

Persistent absence

243

Enrolments

Authorised3.57603%
Unauthorised1.69536%
Persistent (10%+)14.40329%
Severe (50%+)0.82305%

Absence trend

7.3102%
18/19
4.21748%
20/21
7.40659%
21/22
6.476%
22/23
7.83056%
23/24
5.2714%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

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