The Abbey Primary School
Primary school in Northampton, West Northamptonshire. Good (Mar 2023).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 28 March 2023, report published 23 May 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around March 2027
The last inspection was in March 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. That’s within the next six months.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.2 milesOverstone Gate Primary School
Not inspected yet
- 0.4 milesSimon de Senlis Primary School
Outstanding (Mar 2024)
- 0.5 milesQueen Eleanor Primary Academy
School remains Good (Mar 2023)
- 0.6 milesDelapre Primary School
School remains Good (Jul 2023)
- 0.7 milesEast Hunsbury Primary School
School remains Good (Apr 2022)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.