Ashcroft Infants' School, Tamworth

Ofsted's report card from its 3 February 2026 inspection grades Ashcroft Infants' School on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Most pupils learn and remember well across the curriculum."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Pupils' attendance has improved a great deal in recent years and is now above the national average."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have designed a curriculum that places pupils' needs at its core."

Early years - Expected standard. "The early years is a hive of activity."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders make sure that pupils who may need extra help are identified as early as possible."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders know their school well overall."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "The school promotes pupils' personal development and wellbeing effectively."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to provide training and support for staff so they implement the school's phonics programme consistently well, enabling pupils to become fluent readers"; "Leaders should further support subject leaders to understand how well pupils learn their subject and to help staff deliver the curriculum consistently across year groups"; "Leaders should ensure staff consistently focus on developing older pupils' writing skills so they use their spelling knowledge effectively when writing".

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are a very happy, friendly school where we aim to provide the best start to education for all of our children. Through an enriched curriculum, we provide a broad range of experiences for children ensuring they develop the necessary skills to help them throughout school and beyond as well as instilling in them a lifelong love of learning."

For September 2026 entry, 41 families put Ashcroft Infants' School as their first choice and 74 named it as one of their preferences, for 49 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Ashcroft Infants' School are Flax Hill Junior Academy (0.2 miles, Good, 84% reading, 81% maths); Anker Valley Primary Academy (0.3 miles, Good); St Leonard's CofE (A) Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 94% reading, 81% maths); and Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy (0.7 miles, Good).

31 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Ashcroft Infants' School (as of April 2026): 100% would recommend the school and 100% say their child is happy there.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (100%); the weakest, that their child is happy at the school (100%).

6.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 1.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 8 pupils (6%) received SEN support and 1 (0.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a severe learning difficulty.

Ashcroft Infants' School had 11 teachers in 2026, one for every 11 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Tamworth Rail Station, about 1020 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Benson View (adjacent), 200 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Ashcroft Infants' School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 7th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

Ashcroft Infants' School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Ashcroft Infants' School are Landau Forte Academy, QEMS (0.4 miles); and Lift Rawlett (0.7 miles).