Wilnecote Junior Academy

Tamworth · B77 5LA

General information Junior School · 7-11 years Who goes here 302 pupils, 22.5% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted: Requires improvement

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Wilnecote Junior Academy

General Information

Address: Smithy Lane, Wilnecote, Tamworth, B77 5LA – View on map
Phone: 01827213875
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Kelly Williams
Age range: 7-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

302 pupils out of 358 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 68
% eligible for free school meals: 22.5%
Pupil mix: 2 in 10 (less mixed than the Tamworth average)
English as an additional language: 5% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 21.5% a year (Tamworth 13.9%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 43% moved to another school, 57% 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.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

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: 4.5%
Persistently absent pupils: 10.1%
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: 13.6%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.6%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 14 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 10 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 9 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 4 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils
Severe learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 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

Requires improvement 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

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 49% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 6% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 9 percentage points below the Tamworth average (58%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Below (3-year average 51% against an expected 62%)
3-year average (expected standard): 51%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 63% · Writing 71% · Maths 57% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 59%
Average test scores: reading 101, maths 101
Based on: 83 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolTamworth averageEngland↘ Falling Down 11 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 9 percentage points below the Tamworth average (58%).

Year 6 SATs: 15th of 19 junior and primary schools in the area

=12Landau Forte Academy Greenacres54%
#14William MacGregor Primary School50%
#15Wilnecote Junior Academy49%
#16Amington Heath Primary School and Nursery47%
#17St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School46%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Lakeside Primary School77%
#2Glascote Academy67%
=3Dosthill Primary School66%
=3Flax Hill Junior Academy66%
=5Hanbury's Farm Community Primary School64%
=5Three Peaks Primary Academy64%
=7Bird's Bush Primary School63%
=7Stoneydelph Primary School63%
#9Moorgate Primary Academy59%
#10Coton Green Primary School58%
#11The Woodlands Community Primary School56%
=12Ankermoor Primary Academy54%
=12Landau Forte Academy Greenacres54%
#14William MacGregor Primary School50%
#15Wilnecote Junior Academy49%
#16Amington Heath Primary School and Nursery47%
#17St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School46%
#18Two Gates Primary School42%
#19Florendine Primary School40%

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1st of 1 junior schools in Tamworth for Ofsted rating

#1Wilnecote Junior AcademyRequires improvement

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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

#1Wilnecote Junior AcademyRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £5,722 (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.

1st of 2 junior schools in Tamworth for spending per pupil

#1Wilnecote Junior Academy£5,722
#2Flax Hill Junior Academy£5,266

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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

#1Wilnecote Junior Academy£5,722
#2Flax Hill Junior Academy£5,266

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