SCHOOL PROFILE

Wilnecote Junior Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 147570
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 358 Published school capacity
Capacity used 84.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

25 June 2024
Latest published outcome Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Requires improvement
Personal development Requires improvement
Leadership & management Requires improvement
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 302 302 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 158 52.3% of pupils
Male pupils 144 47.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

22.5%
2.3 pts below England
School 22.5%
Tamworth 28.6%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

4.6%
15.7 pts below England
School 4.6%
Tamworth 7.6%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.7%
0.3 pts below England
School 0.7%
Tamworth 0.5%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
90.1%
272
White and Asian
2.3%
7
Any other White background
1.7%
5
Any other Mixed background
1.3%
4
White and Black Caribbean
1.3%
4
Pakistani
1.0%
3
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 18.2% 55 of 302 pupils
2.6 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 18.2%
Tamworth 22.2%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.6% 41 pupils
England 14.8% 1.2 pts below
EHC plans 4.6% 14 pupils
England 6.0% 1.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 18
Autistic spectrum disorder 13
Moderate learning difficulty 10
Severe learning difficulty 4
Speech, language & communication 4
Specific learning difficulty 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

49.0% 11.4 pts below England
School 49.0%
Tamworth 54.3%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

63.0%

10.8 pts below England

School 63.0%
Tamworth 65.9%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

71.0%

0.7 pts above England

School 71.0%
Tamworth 68.0%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

57.0%

15.0 pts below England

School 57.0%
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

4.51%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.70 pts lower than England
School 4.51%
Tamworth 6.04%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

10.06%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.75 pts lower than England
School 10.06%
Tamworth 15.78%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.26%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.55 pts lower than England
School 1.26%
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

84.4% 3.8 pts below England
Wilnecote Junior Academy
84.4%
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