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Dunstall Park Primary School, Tamworth

Primary
Free schools
Mixed
Ages 3–11

Dunstall Park Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Tamworth, part of The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership. For 2026 entry it had 1.6 first-choice applications for every place. It was 14% full in 2025.

Demand
1.6 first choices per place
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Staffordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 27 Oct 2026

Dunstall Park Primary School in detail

Dunstall Park Primary School in its own words

In its own words: "Dunstall Park Primary School is a forward-thinking, outward-looking one form entry school that serves a new community. As part of the ATLP Trust, we believe that we are ‘stronger together’ and always put children’s needs first in our Dunstall family. We want our children to love, and feel inspired by, their learning journey at Dunstall Park."

From the headteacher's welcome: "I am very proud to welcome you to Dunstall Park Primary School and introduce myself as Headteacher. As a leader, I put children at the heart of my decision making, whilst remembering what it is like to be a parent of young children."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care.

Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Getting a place at Dunstall Park Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 47 families put Dunstall Park Primary School as their first choice and 59 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.6 first choices for every place. 18 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Dunstall Park Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Dunstall Park Primary School are Moorgate Primary Academy (0.9 miles, Good, 77% reading, 73% maths); Longwood Primary School (1 mile, Good, 79% reading, 75% maths); Coton Green Primary School (1.2 miles, 74% reading, 67% maths); and Thomas Barnes Primary School (1.2 miles, Outstanding, 80% reading, 80% maths).

Moorgate Primary AcademyLongwood Primary SchoolCoton Green Primary SchoolThomas Barnes Primary School

The trust

Dunstall Park Primary School is one of 24 schools run by The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 24 schools in The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership

Who goes there

14.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 12.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (77%), Chinese (8%) and Mixed (7%).

In 2026, 7 pupils (7.4%) received SEN support and 2 (2.1%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

Staffing

Dunstall Park Primary School had 4 teachers in 2026, one for every 8 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Tamworth Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Austen Drive (adjacent), 250 metres away.

Suspensions and exclusions

Dunstall Park Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Dunstall Park Primary School are Landau Forte Academy, QEMS (1.2 miles); and Lift Rawlett (1.5 miles).

Landau Forte Academy, QEMSLift Rawlett

Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Offered a place in 2025 (~2.8km)Unlikely (~3.6km)

Staffordshire published that the last place for 2025 entry went to a family 1.745 miles away (straight line). The cut-off moves every year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Natalie Harris
Pupils:95
LA:Staffordshire
Phone:01827241020
Address:Austen Drive, Tamworth, B78 3BQ
Trust:THE ARTHUR TERRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP (24 schools)
Admissions:Non-selective
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2024

Ofsted Rating

No inspection data available

URN:150786
UKPRN:10095867
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Tamworth
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

At a Glance

14.7%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

31.7

Avg class size

30.0

Infant (KS1)

3

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Dunstall Park Primary School.

  • Progressive Sports @ Dunstall ParkAt the school · Not yet graded

Term dates

Dunstall Park Primary School is a free school, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Staffordshire's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Bus Stops

Austen Drive (adj)
253m · 4 min walk
Longburn Crescent (adj)
273m · 4 min walk
Dashwood Close (adj)
478m · 8 min walk
Gagarin (opp)
567m · 9 min walk
Bradford Street (opp)
589m · 10 min walk

Free school transport

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You apply to the council where you live. Dunstall Park Primary School is in Staffordshire; for families living there:

Apply to Staffordshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
1
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Children hurt
0

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight.

No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.

1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Staffordshire is 5 (the median across 457 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at Dunstall Park Primary School

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What the report includes for Dunstall Park Primary School:

  • The straight-line distance from your home to Dunstall Park Primary School.
  • Last distance offered for 2025 entry, from Staffordshire's own figures, and how your distance compares each year.
  • Applications, first choices and offers at Dunstall Park Primary School for 2025 and 2026 entry.
  • How many families in Staffordshire got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
  • The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
  • Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

14%

Available places

30 pupils

210 places

180 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Tamworth

Low pressure
New homes approved:2,097
Projected new pupils:524

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Tamworth

Across Staffordshire council

Low demand council-wide0.77 applications per place

Places available

10,768

Applications

8,344

Got 1st preference

95.1%

Got preferred school

99.1%

All primary applications across Staffordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: 1.6 first choices per place

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

7

SEN Support

2

EHC Plans

9.5%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication5
Autistic Spectrum Disorder3
Social, Emotional & Mental Health1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
76.8%
Asian
3.2%
Black
1.1%
Mixed
7.4%
Chinese
8.4%
Other
1.1%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals14.7%
English as Additional Language12.6%

95

Total Pupils

55

Boys

40

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

4

Teachers

23.8:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£50,280

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,972

Per pupil

£445k

Total funding

£9k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£18,660
Lump sum£145,100

2025-26 financial year allocations

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Dunstall Park Primary School

How close to Dunstall Park Primary School do you need to live?

Staffordshire published for September 2025 entry that the last place offered at Dunstall Park Primary School on distance went to a family 1.745 miles away. This is the authority's own figure for one year, not a fixed boundary - the cut-off moves with the number of applications, so treat it as a guide rather than a guarantee.

Is it hard to get a place at Dunstall Park Primary School?

Dunstall Park Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 14% of its 210 places.

How big are the classes at Dunstall Park Primary School?

Classes at Dunstall Park Primary School average 31.7 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

How many pupils go to Dunstall Park Primary School?

Dunstall Park Primary School has around 95 pupils on roll. 15% are eligible for free school meals.

How do I apply to Dunstall Park Primary School?

Apply through Staffordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Dunstall Park Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

Does Dunstall Park Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Progressive Sports @ Dunstall Park (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

How many road collisions happen near Dunstall Park Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Staffordshire is 5 (the median across 457 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Dunstall Park Primary School?

Dunstall Park Primary School is at Austen Drive, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B78 3BQ.

Sources: Staffordshire admissions booklet; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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