- How many pupils attend Abbey Primary School?
- Abbey Primary School has 468 pupils on roll.
- What ages does Abbey Primary School take?
- Abbey Primary School admits pupils aged 2 to 11.
- Where is Abbey Primary School located?
- Abbey Primary School is located in Morden, SM4 6NY, Sutton.
- How do I apply to Abbey Primary School?
- Abbey Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
- How close do you need to live to get into Abbey Primary School?
- Distance did not decide places at Abbey Primary School for 2026-27 (Reception): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
- How are Reception places decided at Abbey Primary School?
- When Abbey Primary School has more applications than places for 2024-25, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked After and Previously Looked After Children — A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement or special guardianship order including those who appear to the Admission Authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a Local Authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a Local Authority in the exercise of their Social Services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989). The children in this priority group will be allocated a place in order of the proximity of their home address to Abbey Primary School, with the closest having the highest priority; 2. Children with Exceptional Medical or Social Reasons for Attending Abbey Primary School — Children with exceptional medical reasons or exceptional social reasons for attendance at Abbey Primary School, rather than at any other school, where the applicant can show that Abbey Primary School is the most suitable school to meet the child's stated needs, why no other local school could meet those needs, and can outline what the difficulties would be if the child had to attend another school, will be allocated a place. The children in this priority group will be allocated a place in order of the proximity of their home address to Abbey Primary School, with the closest having the highest priority. Applications must be in writing and supported by written professional evidence for example, from a Social Worker, Health Visitor, Housing Officer, the Police, Probation Officer, Doctor or Hospital Consultant. Applications will be assessed by the Governors' Admissions Committee. The Governors do not consider childminding or parents' working arrangements as evidence of social need. Applicants will not be individually advised if their application has been prioritised under this criterion; 3. Children of Permanent Staff Employed by Abbey Primary School — Children of permanent staff will be allocated a place where; the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more consecutive years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made; or the member of staff employed by the school has been recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. The children in this priority group will be allocated a place in order of the proximity of their home address to Abbey Primary School, with the closest having the highest priority, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Where the order of priority between two children cannot be established because they live an equal distance from Abbey Primary School, the order of priority in which these children will be allocated places will be decided by the drawing of lots in the presence of a person who is independent of the school. If the last child to be offered a place (the 30th place in a school with a Published Admission Number of 30 for example), is the child's twin, triplet, etc., will be admitted if they apply at the same time. This is because the School Admissions Code allows schools to admit such siblings as exceptions to the infant class size limit and operate with classes of over 30.
- What is the largest ethnic background at Abbey Primary School?
- According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 25% of pupils at Abbey Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.