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Schools in Tamworth

  • 35State-funded schools
  • 28Primary
  • 4Secondary

Admissions are run by Staffordshire for the whole county.

Applications per placeCircle size: applications
Applications per place · secondary
1.7
close to Staffordshire median (1.8)
Median school in Tamworth
New Ofsted report cards
6of 35 schools
Results by area
First choice · secondary · Staffordshire-wide
92%
Staffordshire admissions

What has Ofsted found here?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report cards 6 schools of 35 · since November 2025

  • Inclusion
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Early years (4)
  • Leadership and governance

One dot per school.

Overall grade from Ofsted's previous framework 19 schools · graded 2013 to 2024

  • Outstanding2
  • Good16
  • Requires improvement1
  • Inadequate0

Includes grades confirmed by a later ungraded inspection. Not comparable with report cards.

Graded 2024/25, no overall grade 6 schools

Key judgementOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of education–51–
Behaviour and attitudes–6––
Personal development–6––
Leadership and management–6––

Not yet inspected (new or reorganised schools): 4.

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Every new report card, month by month

Secondary schools in Tamworth

4 schools · Year 7 entry 2026

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Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sorted by Attainment 8, highest first.

Sorted by the date of the latest Ofsted inspection, newest first.

Sorted by name.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeAttainment 8FSM
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS Good2022 2.2 applications per place 46.3 27%
Lift Tamworth Graded · no overall grade2025 1.8 applications per place 35.3 44%
The Wilnecote School Good2022 1.7 applications per place 42.3 22%
Landau Forte Academy, Amington 2026 1.5 applications per place 39.9 38%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Primary schools in Tamworth

28 schools · Reception entry 2026

Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeSATs standardFSM
Bird's Bush Primary School Graded · no overall grade2025 2.7 applications per place 63% 41%
The Woodlands Community Primary School Remains Good2023 2.6 applications per place 56% 23%
Two Gates Primary School Good2023 2.5 applications per place 42% 24%
Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy 2026 2.3 applications per place – 37%
Anker Valley Primary Academy Good2024 2.3 applications per place – 19%
Lakeside Primary School 2026 2.3 applications per place 77% 30%
Landau Forte Academy Greenacres Graded · no overall grade2025 2.3 applications per place 54% 25%
Coton Green Primary School Graded · no overall grade2024 2.2 applications per place 58% 22%
William MacGregor Primary School Remains Good2023 2.2 applications per place 50% 21%
Dunstall Park Primary School Not yet inspected 2.0 applications per place – 16%
Garden Village Primary Academy Not yet inspected 2.0 applications per place – 16%
Glascote Academy Graded · no overall grade2025 2.0 applications per place 67% 28%
Florendine Primary School Some aspects not as strong2025 1.9 applications per place 40% 22%
Oakhill Primary School Remains Good2023 1.8 applications per place – 48%
Ankermoor Primary Academy Good2023 1.7 applications per place 54% 42%
Hanbury's Farm Community Primary School Good2023 1.7 applications per place 64% 45%
Dosthill Primary School Graded · no overall grade2024 1.7 applications per place 66% 14%
Stoneydelph Primary School Good2023 1.6 applications per place 63% 44%
Amington Heath Primary School and Nursery Remains Good2024 1.6 applications per place 47% 61%
Heathfields Infant Academy Standards maintained2024 1.6 applications per place – 14%
Ashcroft Infants' School 2026 1.5 applications per place – 7%
Three Peaks Primary Academy Remains Good2023 1.4 applications per place 64% 27%
Moorgate Primary Academy Good2023 1.2 applications per place 59% 28%
Flax Hill Junior Academy 2026 no data 66% 28%
Landau Forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form Not yet inspected no data – 0%
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School Faith Not yet inspected no data – –
St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School Faith 2026 no data – –
Wilnecote Junior Academy Requires improvement2024 no data 49% 23%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

Special schools and other provision

3 schools