Glascote Academy, Tamworth
Glascote Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Tamworth, part of Fierté Multi-Academy Trust. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in September 2017. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in February 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 19th-highest of the 34 schools in Tamworth with published results, and 9,159th of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025, at 104% of capacity.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2017)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Staffordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Glascote Academy in detail
Glascote Academy in its own words
In its own words: "At our school, we are proud to live by our PRIDE virtues , which help us grow as learners, friends, and members of our community. Our PRIDE virtues are not simply words displayed around the school; they are embedded into daily life and actively taught through our curriculum, routines, relationships, and experiences."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils at Glascote Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 73% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 77% in Staffordshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (70% in reading, 77% in maths).
Getting a place at Glascote Academy
For September 2026 entry, 27 families put Glascote Academy as their first choice and 59 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Glascote Academy are Oakhill Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 69% reading, 63% maths); Lakeside Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 92% reading, 85% maths); Amington Heath Primary School and Nursery (0.5 miles, Good, 53% reading, 63% maths); and Stoneydelph Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 71% reading, 73% maths).
Glascote Academy's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.
Oakhill Primary SchoolLakeside Primary SchoolAmington Heath Primary School and NurseryStoneydelph Primary School
The trust
Glascote Academy is one of 10 schools run by Fierté Multi-Academy Trust, an academy trust.
What parents say
35 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Glascote Academy (as of September 2025): 51% would recommend the school, 80% say their child is happy there and 64% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (94%); the weakest, that the school supports their child's wider development (46%).
Who goes there
10.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Wilnecote (Staffs) Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Glascote Primary Academy (adjacent), 100 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 198 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and vehicle crime. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Staffordshire (86), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Glascote Academy issued 8 suspensions, 2.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Glascote Academy are Landau Forte Academy, Amington (0.6 miles); Lift Tamworth (0.6 miles); and The Wilnecote School (1.3 miles).
Landau Forte Academy, AmingtonLift TamworthThe Wilnecote School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Staffordshire published that the last place for 2026 entry went to a family 1.051 miles away (straight line). The cut-off moves every year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from September 2017, 9 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's February 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Glascote Academy creates a warm, inclusive environment where your child will enjoy learning through an ambitious curriculum. The school excels at teaching reading and provides excellent support for all pupils, particularly those who need extra help. With outdoor learning at the heart of the school and a fantastic range of clubs and trips, your child will have plenty of opportunities to explore new interests and broaden their horizons.
Key Strengths
- Excellent early reading instruction with skilled phonics teaching and swift support for pupils who fall behind
- Ambitious, well-planned curriculum with outdoor learning at its heart that excites and motivates pupils
- Strong behaviour and clear school rules creating calm, orderly classrooms where pupils settle quickly to tasks
- Effective support for pupils with SEND who are swiftly identified and helped to access the curriculum
- Wide range of enrichment clubs, trips and activities that broaden pupils' horizons
Areas for Improvement
- Spelling errors are not consistently identified and corrected by all staff, causing misconceptions to become embedded in pupils' writing
- Some curriculum subjects have not yet been fully developed to allow pupils to apply knowledge deeply and understand concepts in complex ways
- Not all improvements identified by leaders have yet impacted positively on the school
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with strong systems in place and a positive culture that prioritises pupils' interests.
Extracurricular Activities
Tchoukball, archery, no-cook cooking, sign language, farm and outdoor learning activities, Victorian seaside immersion day, butterfly farm trips, space centre trips, snow experience, Glascote's Got Talent performances, sports competitions, Fierte Festival
Glascote Academy is a primary school with a strong culture of warmth and inclusivity where pupils enjoy attending and achieve well. The school provides an ambitious curriculum with excellent enrichment opportunities including outdoor learning and a range of clubs and trips.
At a Glance
28.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
35 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 73% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 77% to 73% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 70% to 77% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
25.0
Avg class size
25.0
Infant (KS1)
25.0
KS2
11
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Glascote Academy
Fieldwork, sewing, and lots more!
2 Oct 2026
Attendance success for classes
25 Sep 2026
Year 5 House of Fashion!
18 Sep 2026
King’s Award for Voluntary Service (KAVS)
11 Sep 2026
Welcome Back!
4 Sep 2026
Oh I do like to be beside the seaside!
17 Jul 2026
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Glascote Academy.
- SH Active Sports Stoneydelph Holiday Camp830m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Glascote Academy is an academy, 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
Free school transport
Check free transport to Glascote Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Glascote Academy 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
- 7
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 3 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.
3 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.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Glascote Academy
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- The straight-line distance from your home to Glascote Academy.
- Last distance offered for 2025 and 2026 entry, from Staffordshire's own figures, and how your distance compares each year.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
104%
Over capacity
282 pupils
270 places
12 pupils over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Tamworth
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Tamworth
Across Staffordshire council
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: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(3)
Ungraded inspection: The school remains Outstanding, but Ofsted raised concerns; its next inspection will be a full graded one.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
53
SEN Support
11
EHC Plans
23.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
275
Total Pupils
137
Boys
138
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
15
Teachers
18.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£47,890
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,413
Per pupil
£1705k
Total funding
£117k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.1%
Overall absence
9.7%
Persistent absence
258
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Glascote Academy
Questions parents ask about Glascote Academy
What are SATs results like at Glascote Academy?
Of the pupils at Glascote Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 73% reached the expected standard in reading and 73% did so in maths.
What is Glascote Academy's Ofsted rating?
Glascote Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in February 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in September 2017, it was rated Outstanding.
How close to Glascote Academy do you need to live?
Staffordshire publishes how far the last offered place was, in miles: 0.74 for 2025 entry, then 1.051 for 2026 entry. The cut-off has loosened over that period, so places have been reaching further out. These are the authority's own figures, not a fixed boundary - the cut-off moves with the number of applications each year.
Is it hard to get a place at Glascote Academy?
Glascote Academy was full in 2025, at 104% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Glascote Academy?
Classes at Glascote Academy average 25 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 Glascote Academy?
Glascote Academy has around 275 pupils on roll. 28% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Glascote Academy?
5.1% of sessions were missed at Glascote Academy in 2024/25. 9.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Glascote Academy?
Apply through Staffordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Glascote Academy 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 Glascote Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Glascote Academy: SH Active Sports Stoneydelph Holiday Camp (830m away, 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 Glascote Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 3 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 3 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 Glascote Academy?
Glascote Academy is at Silverlink Road, Glascote, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 2EA.
Sources: Staffordshire admissions booklets; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)