Anker Valley Primary Academy

Tamworth · B79 0FD

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 146 pupils, 19.4% FSM

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Anker Valley Primary Academy

General Information

Address: Brooklime Way, Tamworth, B79 0FD – View on map
Phone: 01827949310
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Matthew Wilkinson
Age range: 3-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 38 families put it first for 28 places – 14 for every 10 places. 74% of them were offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 11 · 2024 10 · 2025 12 · 2026 14
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: None
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

146 pupils out of 210 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 27
% eligible for free school meals: 19.4%
Pupil mix: 3 in 10 (similar to the Tamworth average)
English as an additional language: 2% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 27.3% a year (Tamworth 13.9%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 67% moved to another school, 33% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

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Across Staffordshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 12 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 1
Suspensions for bullying: 8 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 1 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Staffordshire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.1%
Persistently absent pupils: 4.6%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 14.4%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 1.4%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 6 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 4 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 3 pupils
Multi-sensory impairment: 3 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

SATs results for this school weren't published for 2024/25 - the Department for Education withholds them when a year group is too small to report without identifying pupils.

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3rd of 14 primary schools in Tamworth for Ofsted rating

#1Glascote AcademyOutstanding
#2Amington Heath Primary School and NurseryGood
#3Anker Valley Primary AcademyGood
#4Ankermoor Primary AcademyGood
#5Florendine Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Glascote AcademyOutstanding
#2Amington Heath Primary School and NurseryGood
#3Anker Valley Primary AcademyGood
#4Ankermoor Primary AcademyGood
#5Florendine Primary SchoolGood
#6Hanbury's Farm Community Primary SchoolGood
#7Moorgate Primary AcademyGood
#8Oakhill Primary SchoolGood
#9St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#10Stoneydelph Primary SchoolGood
#11The Woodlands Community Primary SchoolGood
#12Three Peaks Primary AcademyGood
#13Two Gates Primary SchoolGood
#14William MacGregor Primary SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £8,878 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

5th of 21 primary schools in Tamworth for spending per pupil

#3Oakhill Primary School£10,620
#4Amington Heath Primary School and Nursery£9,095
#5Anker Valley Primary Academy£8,878
#6Bird's Bush Primary School£8,295
#7Hanbury's Farm Community Primary School£8,133

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Garden Village Primary Academy£18,700
#2Dunstall Park Primary School£12,300
#3Oakhill Primary School£10,620
#4Amington Heath Primary School and Nursery£9,095
#5Anker Valley Primary Academy£8,878
#6Bird's Bush Primary School£8,295
#7Hanbury's Farm Community Primary School£8,133
#8Ankermoor Primary Academy£7,747
#9Stoneydelph Primary School£7,073
#10St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School£6,827
#11Three Peaks Primary Academy£6,582
#12Moorgate Primary Academy£6,531
#13Florendine Primary School£6,356
#14Two Gates Primary School£6,263
#15Lakeside Primary School£6,173
#16Landau Forte Academy Greenacres£5,989
#17Glascote Academy£5,975
#18The Woodlands Community Primary School£5,904
#19Dosthill Primary School£5,384
#20William MacGregor Primary School£5,329
#21Coton Green Primary School£4,893

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