Welcome to Abacus Primary School
We are a community focused Primary School located in Wickford (Essex), accommodating 420 pupils, aged 4-11 years. We have been rated as a 'Good' school by the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted).
We hope you enjoy looking at our website, and sharing in our daily learning journeys.
Our Mission Statement & Aims
Aspire Believe Achieve Create United Success
To be welcoming, friendly and caring, so that pupils feel secure, safe, happy and purposefully employed.
To provide a stimulating and varied curriculum.
To achieve high standards and expectations.
To provide access to an ICT rich environment.
To ensure children develop confidence, independence, self motivation,
concentration and high self esteem thus achieving their potential.
To inspire all who contribute to the life of the school to be successful.
Parents to be treated as partners in education, to be courteously received, listened to, fully informed and asked to use a similar code of conduct as that employed by the school.
To involve the community to participate in the life of the school.
To value one another in an ever changing world.
Abacus Exam & Assessment Results
Explanation
The new National Curriculum has been written to give Age Related Expectations for the end of each year.
As children travel from Year 1 to Year 6 in our school, they will be tracked against the Age Related Expectations, using:
- Working towards the expected standard (Emerging)
- Working at the expected standard (Expected)
- Working at greater depth within the expected standard (Exceeding)
The end of year Assessment Results confirm the percentage of pupils achieving the expected standard, and those exceeding the expected standard i.e. working at a greater depth.
A scaled score of 100 will always represent the expected standard on the test. Pupils scoring 100 or more will have met the expected standard on the test.
Progress scores are centred around 0, with most schools within the range of -5 to +5.
• A score of 0 means pupils at Abacus on average do about as well at KS2, as with similar prior attainment nationally.
• A positive score means pupils at Abacus on average do better at KS2, as with similar prior attainment nationally.
• A negative score means pupils at Abacus on average do worse at KS2, as those with similar prior attainment nationally.
Performance Tables
To compare Abacus to other schools in the local area or nationally, please visit:
https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk