SCHOOL PROFILE

William MacGregor Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 146130
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 100.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

25 January 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Staffordshire
Trust THE ARTHUR TERRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 210 210 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 99 47.1% of pupils
Male pupils 111 52.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

20.5%
4.3 pts below England
School 20.5%
Tamworth 28.6%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

11.9%
8.4 pts below England
School 11.9%
Tamworth 7.6%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

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

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
79.0%
166
Any other White background
10.5%
22
Any other Mixed background
2.4%
5
White and Black Caribbean
2.4%
5
Indian
1.4%
3
Any other Asian background
1.0%
2
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 21.9% 46 of 210 pupils
1.1 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 21.9%
Tamworth 22.2%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 19.1% 40 pupils
England 14.8% 4.3 pts above
EHC plans 2.9% 6 pupils
England 6.0% 3.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 15
Moderate learning difficulty 13
Speech, language & communication 10
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Specific learning difficulty 3
Vision impairment 1

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

50.0% 10.4 pts below England
School 50.0%
Tamworth 54.3%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

75.0%

1.2 pts above England

School 75.0%
Tamworth 65.9%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

57.0%

13.3 pts below England

School 57.0%
Tamworth 68.0%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

68.0%

4.0 pts below England

School 68.0%
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

5.03%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.19 pts lower than England
School 5.03%
Tamworth 6.04%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

11.05%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.77 pts lower than England
School 11.05%
Tamworth 15.78%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
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

100.0% 11.8 pts above England
William MacGregor Primary School
100.0%
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