The Polesworth School, Tamworth

In its own words: "These are our values. They can be thought of as our ‘non-negotiables’ - beliefs, expectations and standards that underpin how we work with the young people in our care, and the community we serve. We believe that if we work in the context of these values, students will achieve more than they ever thought possible."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include chess, coding, Duke of Edinburgh and book club.

In 2026, pupils at The Polesworth School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 42, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 50 in Warwickshire and 47 across England.

37% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 52% in Warwickshire and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 42.7.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.42: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 30, against 46.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 16.1 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 238 families put The Polesworth School as their first choice and 377 named it as one of their preferences, for 243 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to The Polesworth School are The Wilnecote School (1.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.3); Lift Tamworth (2.1 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 35.3); Landau Forte Academy, Amington (2.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.9); and Landau Forte Academy, QEMS (3.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.3).

The Polesworth School's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

The Polesworth School is one of 17 schools run by Community Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 39 in 2024/25.

Of the 238 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 82% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 45% to a further education college, 5% to an apprenticeship and 5% into work.

Of the 123 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 54% went on to university or other higher education, 6% to apprenticeships and 25% into work. 13% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

3.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 234 pupils (16%) received SEN support and 41 (2.8%) 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 autism.

The nearest railway station is Polesworth Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Birchwood Primary School (adjacent), 100 metres away.

In 2024/25, The Polesworth School issued 297 suspensions, 20.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to The Polesworth School are Birchwood Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Dordon Primary School (0.5 miles), The Nethersole CofE Academy (0.9 miles) and Three Peaks Primary Academy (1.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.