The Howard Primary School | Primary in Tamworth, Lichfield | Ofsted & DfE

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 12/03/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityStaffordshire

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio16.8:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of The Howard Primary School · Primary · Staffordshire

Part ofTHE STAFFORDSHIRE SCHOOLS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

50%

-28pp

100%75%50%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 50%

RWM higher standard

-22pp

22%11%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

75%

Reading higher standard

25%

Writing expected standard

50%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

88%

Maths higher standard

13%

Science expected standard

100%

SPAG expected standard

100%

SPAG higher standard

25%

Reading scaled score

103.0

Maths scaled score

105.0

GPS scaled score

106.0

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

Pupil : teacher ratio

16.8

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

12%

SEN

Overall absence

Persistent absence

Contact

Address

The Square, Elford, Tamworth, B79 9DB

Local authority

Staffordshire

Website

http://www.howard.staffs.sch.uk

Telephone

01827383292

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	50%	0%	75%	25%	50%	0%	88%	13%	100%	100%	103.0	105.0	106.0	—	—	—	9%	74
2023/24	78%	22%	100%	33%	89%	44%	89%	56%	100%	100%	108.0	112.0	112.0	—	—	—	8%	59
2022/23	90%	20%	90%	40%	100%	40%	100%	40%	100%	100%	109.0	109.0	111.0	+5.20	+7.40	+6.20	13%	61
2018/19	100%	17%	100%	33%	100%	17%	100%	50%	100%	100%	108.0	111.0	110.0	-0.40	-1.30	+3.00	10%	61
2017/18	60%	20%	70%	40%	70%	20%	70%	20%	70%	70%	108.0	104.0	107.0	-2.40	-3.10	-1.80	—	62
2016/17	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Not applicable	Suppressed	Not applicable	10%	49

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	74	21.1	9%	0%	12%	4%	3%
2023/24	59	13.1	8%	0%	8%	3%	4%
2022/23	61	11.7	13%	0%	2%	4%	6%
2021/22	58	13.0	16%	0%	2%	6%	10%
2020/21	58	17.3	10%	0%	2%	—	—
2018/19	61	12.6	10%	0%	2%	3%	6%
2017/18	—	16.9	—	—	—	3%	—
2016/17	49	12.6	10%	3%	6%	4%	8%