Abacus Primary School
Abacus Primary School is a mixed local-authority maintained primary school in Wickford, Essex County Council, teaching 413 pupils aged 4 to 11. Its last Ofsted inspection in March 2023 found the school remains Good. In 2024–2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 3 September 2025 to 20 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Abacus Primary School.
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Abacus Primary School.
- 3 First Day of Autumn Term
- 9 Welcome to Year 6 Meeting (Online)
- 10 Welcome to Year 5 and Year 4 Meetings (Online)
- 11 Welcome to Year 2 Meeting (In person, large hall)
- 12 Foundation Children Start
- 15 Welcome to Year 1 Meeting (In person, large hall)
- 18 KS1 Inclusion Gym Training – Wickford Primary School
- 21 World Alzheimer’s Day
- 26 Fun Walk – Dress in Bright Colours (European Day of Languages Day)
- 29 Welcome to Foundation Meeting (In person, large hall)
- 5–8 Year 6 PGL
- 6 Year 2 Trip to Layer Marney Tower
- 10 World Mental Health Day – Wear Yellow
- 14 Boys Football Wickford Town Football
- 15–16 Year 2 Harvest Performances, Book Look, Girls Football
- 23 Flu Jabs
- 27–31 Autumn Half Term Break
- 3 Return to School
- 6 Flu Jabs
- 11–12 KS1 Parent Consultations
- 13 Individual Photos
- 18–19 KS2 Parent Consultations, Pentathlon Multi Skills
- 20 Geography Awareness Day
- 26 Christmas Street Fayre
- 28 FAPS Bingo Evening Event
- 1–8 Book Fair
- 2 B/C Netball Years 5/6 Beauchamps
- 9–10 Christmas Performances (Year 1 and Foundation), Tag Rugby
- 12 Christmas Jumper Day (Save the Children)
- 16 Pantomime (3 performances)
- 17–18 Christmas Lunches (KS1, KS2), Break the Rules Day
- 19 End of Autumn Term – Finish for Christmas
- 20–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day Bank Holiday
- 26 Boxing Day Bank Holiday
- 1–4 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day Bank Holiday
- 5 Start of Spring Term
- 16–20 Spring Half Term Break
- 27 End of Spring Term
- 28–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–12 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday
- 6 Easter Monday
- 13 Start of Summer Term
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 25–29 Summer Half Term Break
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 20 End of Summer Term
- 21–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- First Day of Autumn Term Sep 3, 2025 Term
- Welcome to Year 6 Meeting (Online) Sep 9, 2025 Event
- Welcome to Year 5 and Year 4 Meetings (Online) Sep 10, 2025 Event
- Welcome to Year 2 Meeting (In person, large hall) Sep 11, 2025 Event
- Foundation Children Start Sep 12, 2025 Event
- Welcome to Year 1 Meeting (In person, large hall) Sep 15, 2025 Event
- KS1 Inclusion Gym Training – Wickford Primary School Sep 18, 2025 Inset Day
- World Alzheimer’s Day Sep 21, 2025 Event
- Fun Walk – Dress in Bright Colours (European Day of Languages Day) Sep 26, 2025 Event
- Welcome to Foundation Meeting (In person, large hall) Sep 29, 2025 Event
- Year 6 PGL Oct 5-8, 2025 Event
- Year 2 Trip to Layer Marney Tower Oct 6, 2025 Event
- World Mental Health Day – Wear Yellow Oct 10, 2025 Event
- Boys Football Wickford Town Football Oct 14, 2025 Event
- Year 2 Harvest Performances, Book Look, Girls Football Oct 15-16, 2025 Event
- Flu Jabs Oct 23, 2025 Event
- Autumn Half Term Break Oct 27-31, 2025 Holiday
- Return to School Nov 3, 2025 Event
- Flu Jabs Nov 6, 2025 Event
- KS1 Parent Consultations Nov 11-12, 2025 Event
- Individual Photos Nov 13, 2025 Event
- KS2 Parent Consultations, Pentathlon Multi Skills Nov 18-19, 2025 Event
- Geography Awareness Day Nov 20, 2025 Event
- Christmas Street Fayre Nov 26, 2025 Holiday
- FAPS Bingo Evening Event Nov 28, 2025 Event
- Book Fair Dec 1-8, 2025 Event
- B/C Netball Years 5/6 Beauchamps Dec 2, 2025 Event
- Christmas Performances (Year 1 and Foundation), Tag Rugby Dec 9-10, 2025 Holiday
- Christmas Jumper Day (Save the Children) Dec 12, 2025 Holiday
- Pantomime (3 performances) Dec 16, 2025 Event
- Christmas Lunches (KS1, KS2), Break the Rules Day Dec 17-18, 2025 Holiday
- End of Autumn Term – Finish for Christmas Dec 19, 2025 Holiday
- Christmas Holiday Dec 20, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026 Holiday
- Start of Spring Term Jan 5, 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term Break Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
- End of Spring Term Mar 27, 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday Mar 28 - Apr 12, 2026 Holiday
- Start of Summer Term Apr 13, 2026 Term
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term Break May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
- End of Summer Term Jul 20, 2026 Term
- Summer Holiday Jul 21 - Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- New Year's Day Bank Holiday Jan 1, 2026 Holiday
- Good Friday Apr 3, 2026 Event
- Easter Monday Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day Bank Holiday Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day Bank Holiday Dec 26, 2025 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Abacus Primary School with Essex County Council and England.
Key stage 2 (end of primary) 66% Expected standard in reading, writing & maths
How Year 6 pupils did in the national tests.
This school Essex County Council England
Attendance 10.1% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Essex County Council England
About this data source & caveats
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Abacus Primary School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Abacus Primary School than to any other primary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.