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St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School, Tamworth

Primary
Academy converter
Mixed
Roman Catholic
Ages 4–11

St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Tamworth, part of St. John Paul Ii Multi Academy Company. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.

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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 105 days

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

Data last updated 2 Oct 2026

Location

Very likely (~433m)Possible (~619m)Unlikely (~805m)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Sarah Colloff
LA:Staffordshire
Phone:01827214000
Address:Claremont Road, Tamworth, B79 8EN
Trust:ST. JOHN PAUL II MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY (13 schools)
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 October 2026

Ofsted Rating

No inspection data available

URN:152629
UKPRN:10101341
Diocese:Archdiocese of Birmingham
Constituency:Tamworth
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

At a Glance

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School in detail

Getting a place at St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School

Across Staffordshire, 95% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2025, families in Staffordshire lodged 152 appeals against primary school offers; 97 reached a hearing and 13 succeeded (13.4% of those heard).

Source: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School are St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 54% reading, 58% maths); Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy (under 0.1 miles, Good); Coton Green Primary School (0.2 miles, 74% reading, 67% maths); and Flax Hill Junior Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 84% reading, 81% maths).

St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary SchoolLark Hall Infant & Nursery AcademyCoton Green Primary SchoolFlax Hill Junior Academy

The trust

St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School is one of 14 schools run by St. John Paul Ii Multi Academy Company, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2023/24.

All 14 schools in St. John Paul Ii Multi Academy Company

Source: DfE multi-academy trust performance data

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Tamworth Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away.

20 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Carlton Crescent (adjacent), 140 metres away.

Source: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Straight-line distances.

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Before and after school care

Breakfast, after-school and holiday clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School. Schools can also run their own clubs without registering, so ask the school too.

Getting There

Bus Stops

Carlton Crescent (adj)
138m · 2 min walk
Lark Hall Infant and Nursery Academy (adj)
153m · 2 min walk
Clifton Avenue (adj)
181m · 3 min walk
Longfellow Walk (opp)
190m · 3 min walk
Portland Avenue (opp)
227m · 4 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

Area Demand Pressure - Tamworth

Low pressure
New homes approved:3,676
Projected new pupils:919

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Tamworth

Admissions Demand - Staffordshire

Low demand0.77x oversubscription

Places available

10,768

Applications

8,344

Got 1st preference

95.1%

Got preferred school

99.1%

Primary admissions across Staffordshire (2026/27)

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Questions parents ask about St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School

What is the catchment area for St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School is oversubscribed, Staffordshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

How do I apply to St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School?

Apply through Staffordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming St Elizabeth's Catholic 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 St Elizabeth's Catholic 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 @ St Elizabeth's (registered, not yet graded). Out-of-school clubs can be breakfast, after-school or holiday clubs, so check what each one runs. Many schools also run their own clubs for their pupils, which don't have to register with Ofsted, so ask the school what it offers and whether there are places.

Where is St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School?

St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School is at Claremont Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 8EN.

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