Dosthill Primary School, Tamworth

Requires Improvement
Primary
Academy sponsor led
Mixed
Ages 311

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~785m)Possible (~1.1km)Unlikely (~1.5km)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Richard Gould
Pupils:468 / 630 capacity
LA:Staffordshire
Phone:01827214930
Address:High Street, Dosthill, Tamworth, B77 1LQ
Trust:FIERT� MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 January 2018

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
-

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 15 October 2024View full report
URN:145414
UKPRN:10066311
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Tamworth
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its June 2022 inspection — up from Inadequate.

Rated Good for

Behaviour & attitudes.

Areas Ofsted flagged

Quality of education (Requires Improvement), Personal development (Requires Improvement), Leadership & management (Requires Improvement), Early years (Requires Improvement).

A plain-English summary of the full inspection report is coming soon.

At a Glance

13.5%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

65 responses
Would recommend85%
Child is happy99%
Well taught91%
Good progress74%
Feels safe92%
Well behaved83%
Bullying dealt with8%
Kept informed71%
Handles concerns63%
Wider development68%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+5ppMaths-2ppWriting+17pp

Reading has improved from 73% to 78%. Maths has remained stable at around 72%. Writing has improved from 67% to 84%.

Class Sizes

26.7

Avg class size

27.8

Infant (KS1)

26.1

KS2

14

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Welford Road (opp)
85m · 1 min walk
The Fox Inn (opp)
265m · 4 min walk
Ascot Drive (opp)
522m · 8 min walk
Cottage Farm Road (adj)
560m · 9 min walk
Ninian Way (opp)
584m · 9 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

74%

Available places

468 pupils

630 capacity

162 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Tamworth

Low pressure
New homes approved:3,620
Projected new pupils:905

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Tamworth

Admissions Demand - Staffordshire

Low demand0.79x oversubscription

Places available

10,783

Applications

8,531

Got 1st preference

95.6%

Got preferred school

99.2%

Primary admissions across Staffordshire (2025/26)

Inspection History(4)

15 October 2024
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
8 June 2022
Requires ImprovementReport
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentRequires Improvement
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
Early YearsRequires Improvement
3 November 2020

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.38759%

Overall absence

9.83213%

Persistent absence

417

Enrolments

Authorised3.42141%
Unauthorised0.96619%
Persistent (10%+)9.83213%
Severe (50%+)0.23981%

Absence trend

3.18385%
18/19
3.70654%
20/21
6.25289%
21/22
4.5773%
22/23
4.46058%
23/24
4.38759%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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