St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Tamworth
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Andrew's excels at creating a warm, inclusive environment where every child feels valued and can thrive. The school combines excellent teaching of core skills like reading and maths with a strong focus on building character, resilience and real-world skills. Parents, staff and pupils all speak very highly of the school, and children develop into confident, caring, responsible individuals prepared well for life beyond school.
Key Strengths
- Pupils are incredibly proud of the school, arriving with smiles and showing excellent behaviour and care for each other
- Effective phonics teaching and strong focus on reading, with quick identification and support for pupils falling behind
- Well-designed curriculum that carefully sequences important knowledge and skills, accounting for mixed-age classes
- Strong school values (koinonia, wisdom, love and perseverance) that are integral to positive behaviour and attitudes
- Excellent personal development through trips, sporting events, faith learning, and opportunities to take on responsibilities
Areas for Improvement
- The school does not effectively check that pupils remember important learning over time in some foundation subjects, making it harder to evaluate long-term knowledge retention and curriculum impact
Safeguarding
The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.
Extracurricular Activities
Sporting events, trips to local castle and mobile library, VE day celebration picnic, before-school childcare, opportunities with pupils from other schools within the trust, junior health and safety officer roles, pupil councils, bicycle safety training
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School is a vibrant, close-knit learning community where pupils are proud to attend and achieve well. The school has driven significant improvements under new leadership and is rated Good across all key areas.
At a Glance
14.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
16 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
2025/26 academic year
Class Sizes
16.0
Avg class size
3
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
73%
Available places
47 pupils
64 capacity
17 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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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
3.68193%
Overall absence
6.81818%
Persistent absence
44
Enrolments
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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