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EnglandWest MidlandsLichfieldB78 3ADThomas Barnes Primary School
Primary

Thomas Barnes Primary School

Primary

Lichfield · Tamworth · B78 3AD http://www.thomasbarnes.staffs.sch.uk

Pupils
104
cap. 105
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
104
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
104
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 28/03/2014

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityStaffordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Thomas Barnes Primary School · Primary · Staffordshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
60%
-2pp
73%67%60%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 60%
RWM higher standard
0%
-8pp
20%10%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
80%
Reading higher standard
20%
Writing expected standard
93%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
80%
Maths higher standard
13%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
67%
SPAG higher standard
13%
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
104
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
8%
SEN
8%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
School Lane, Hopwas, Tamworth, B78 3AD
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
2024/2560%0%80%20%93%13%80%13%93%67%106.0104.0104.08%104
2023/2462%8%69%38%69%15%85%23%92%77%105.0103.0106.07%103
2022/2367%0%80%47%87%7%80%27%100%87%108.0105.0108.0+3.00+1.70+1.904%106
2018/1970%20%90%20%90%20%70%20%80%90%103.0103.0109.0-1.30+1.30-1.806%99
2017/1873%7%87%33%87%13%80%20%87%87%108.0105.0109.0+0.20-1.90-2.107%102
2016/1777%15%85%31%85%15%85%54%100%77%106.0107.0107.0-0.70-1.30+1.008%102

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
2024/2510420.48%3%8%5%9%
2023/2410320.27%2%9%4%6%
2022/2310620.84%2%9%5%11%
2021/2210721.06%3%8%6%20%
2020/2110517.25%3%4%
2018/199919.46%3%8%5%12%
2017/1810216.37%4%10%4%9%
2016/1710221.38%4%10%4%4%

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