OFSTED
23 January 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Staffordshire
Trust
FIERTÉ MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
146
139 full-time ·
7 part-time
Female pupils
79
54.1% of pupils
Male pupils
67
45.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.3 pts
below England
School
18.5%
Tamworth
28.6%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.2 pts
below England
School
2.1%
Tamworth
7.6%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
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
81.5%
119
White and Black Caribbean
4.8%
7
Any other White background
4.1%
6
Any other Mixed background
3.4%
5
Unclassified
2.1%
3
Caribbean
1.4%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
15.8%
23 of
146 pupils
5.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.4 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.7 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.11%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.11 pts
lower than
England
School
4.11%
Tamworth
6.04%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
4.55%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
11.27 pts
lower than
England
School
4.55%
Tamworth
15.78%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
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
69.5%
18.7 pts
below England
Anker Valley Primary Academy
69.5%
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.