Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy, Tamworth
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 6 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Lark Hall is a warm, caring school where children thrive. Staff build strong relationships with pupils, helping them develop confidence and independence while making good progress in reading, writing and maths. The school celebrates differences and ensures all children, including those with additional needs, feel valued and fully included in school life.
Key Strengths
- Children make strong progress in social and emotional development, arriving with limited vocabulary and leaving as confident communicators
- Most pupils pass phonics screening and become fluent readers who enjoy reading, with family reading sessions helping them discover new authors
- Staff provide consistent, caring support with clear behaviour procedures creating orderly classrooms where pupils learn without interruption
- The school is inclusive and celebrates difference, with effective support for pupils with SEND and those from disadvantaged backgrounds
- Leaders and governors work with empathy and kindness, carefully considering staff wellbeing while building leadership capacity
Areas for Improvement
- Staff do not always correct errors quickly enough, such as incorrect letter formation, which can cause pupils to repeat mistakes and hinder fluency
- Pupils do not have enough opportunities to reason mathematically and deepen their understanding of key mathematical ideas
- Leaders recognise staff need further training to adapt learning more effectively for pupils with multiple needs
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met. Leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and managed, and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Choir, multi-skills, dodgeball, curling, forest skills, family reading sessions, music activities
Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy is a caring, inclusive school where pupils achieve well and develop strong language skills, reading abilities, and mathematical confidence. The school maintains high standards across teaching, behaviour, and safeguarding with a warm, supportive community culture.
At a Glance
37.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
27.3
Avg class size
27.3
Infant (KS1)
3
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
83%
Available places
100 pupils
120 capacity
20 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Tamworth
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Tamworth
Admissions Demand - Staffordshire
Places available
10,783
Applications
8,531
Got 1st preference
95.6%
Got preferred school
99.2%
Primary admissions across Staffordshire (2025/26)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
6.35576%
Overall absence
12.69841%
Persistent absence
63
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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