Abbey Junior School

State-Funded School

abbey-junior-school-sandwell-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

SandwellLocal Authority

SmethwickConstituency

B67 5LTPostcode

5.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Abbey Junior School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Sandwell, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 357 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 63%
Higher standard: 9%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

45%

Asian

17%

Black

11%

Mixed

20%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

357

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

22%

England average

27%

First language not English

16%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 357
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 5 March 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
1 Jun 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.