SCHOOL PROFILE

Dosthill Primary School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 145414
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 630 Published school capacity
Capacity used 74.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

15 October 2024
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
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 468 468 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 230 49.1% of pupils
Male pupils 238 50.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

13.5%
11.3 pts below England
School 13.5%
Tamworth 28.6%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

2.4%
17.9 pts below England
School 2.4%
Tamworth 7.6%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Tamworth 0.5%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
90.2%
422
Any other White background
1.9%
9
Any other Mixed background
1.5%
7
White and Asian
1.5%
7
Indian
1.3%
6
Pakistani
0.9%
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 11.5% 54 of 468 pupils
9.3 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 11.5%
Tamworth 22.2%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 10.7% 50 pupils
England 14.8% 4.1 pts below
EHC plans 0.9% 4 pupils
England 6.0% 5.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 17
Speech, language & communication 15
Social, emotional & mental health 11
Specific learning difficulty 4
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Other difficulty or disability 2

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

66.0% 5.6 pts above England
School 66.0%
Tamworth 54.3%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

78.0%

4.2 pts above England

School 78.0%
Tamworth 65.9%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

84.0%

13.7 pts above England

School 84.0%
Tamworth 68.0%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

72.0%

In line with England

School 72.0%
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

4.39%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.83 pts lower than England
School 4.39%
Tamworth 6.04%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

9.83%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.98 pts lower than England
School 9.83%
Tamworth 15.78%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.24%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.56 pts lower than England
School 0.24%
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

74.3% 13.9 pts below England
Dosthill Primary School
74.3%
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