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EnglandWest MidlandsTamworthB79 8QZFlax Hill Junior Academy
Primary

Flax Hill Junior Academy

Primary

Tamworth · Tamworth · B79 8QZ www.flaxhill.staffs.sch.uk/

Pupils
301
cap. 300
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
301
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
301
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 04/11/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityStaffordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio24.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Flax Hill Junior Academy · Primary · Staffordshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
66%
+14pp
73%63%52%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 66%
RWM higher standard
9%
+6pp
9%6%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
84%
Reading higher standard
31%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
16%
Maths expected standard
81%
Maths higher standard
27%
Science expected standard
89%
SPAG expected standard
78%
SPAG higher standard
23%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
301
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
5%
FSM eligible
33%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Chestnut Avenue, Gillway, Tamworth, B79 8QZ
Local authority
Staffordshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2566%9%84%31%77%16%81%27%89%78%106.0104.0104.015%301
2023/2452%3%72%27%67%8%73%13%84%76%104.0103.0103.013%313
2022/2365%7%80%31%69%11%80%35%79%77%105.0106.0105.0+0.10-0.40+1.5010%308
2018/1973%7%77%24%81%9%91%32%89%85%104.0107.0107.0-0.20-1.90+2.209%270
2017/1869%8%75%18%80%20%80%20%82%74%104.0104.0105.0-2.10-1.50-1.409%274
2016/1768%14%74%32%80%24%84%38%82%82%105.0107.0108.0+0.20-0.30+2.309%258

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2530122.315%5%33%5%11%
2023/2431321.913%3%30%5%12%
2022/2330823.110%4%28%5%14%
2021/2229418.512%3%28%6%14%
2020/2130020.713%3%25%
2018/1927020.89%1%28%4%6%
2017/1827420.49%1%29%5%6%
2016/1725821.59%2%31%4%6%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.