SCHOOL PROFILE

Glascote Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 141450
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Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 249 Published school capacity
Capacity used 110.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

4 February 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

11 October 2023
Ungraded inspection School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published 15 November 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Staffordshire
Trust FIERTÉ MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 275 275 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 138 50.2% of pupils
Male pupils 137 49.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

28.0%
3.2 pts above England
School 28.0%
Tamworth 28.6%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

10.9%
9.4 pts below England
School 10.9%
Tamworth 7.6%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.4%
0.6 pts below England
School 0.4%
Tamworth 0.5%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
81.5%
224
Any other White background
6.2%
17
Chinese
2.5%
7
African
2.2%
6
White and Black Caribbean
1.8%
5
Any other Mixed background
1.5%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 23.3% 64 of 275 pupils
2.4 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 23.3%
Tamworth 22.2%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 19.3% 53 pupils
England 14.8% 4.5 pts above
EHC plans 4.0% 11 pupils
England 6.0% 2.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
No specialist assessment yet 19
Social, emotional & mental health 14
Speech, language & communication 14
Autistic spectrum disorder 5
Other difficulty or disability 4
Physical disability 3

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

67.0% 6.6 pts above England
School 67.0%
Tamworth 54.3%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

73.0%

0.8 pts below England

School 73.0%
Tamworth 65.9%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

77.0%

6.7 pts above England

School 77.0%
Tamworth 68.0%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

73.0%

1.0 pts above England

School 73.0%
Tamworth 64.8%
West Midlands 71.4%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.09%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.12 pts lower than England
School 5.09%
Tamworth 6.04%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

9.69%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

6.13 pts lower than England
School 9.69%
Tamworth 15.78%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.78%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.03 pts lower than England
School 0.78%
Tamworth 1.23%
West Midlands 1.82%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

110.4% 22.3 pts above England
Glascote Academy
110.4%
Tamworth
86.6%
West Midlands
91.3%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information