Mary Howard Church of England Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Tamworth, Staffordshire·B79 9JJ
Composite score
65.0
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#2,652
National rank
#233
In West Midlands
#45
In Staffordshire
Top 18%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
100%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
112.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
5 first choices, 5 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
10
any preference, for 5 places
Applications from another council area
10%

Every child who put Mary Howard Church of England Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
36
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
13.9%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
0.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
16.7%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
5.6%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
8.0
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£11,667
Typical primary: £6,960

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About Mary Howard Church of England Primary School

Mary Howard Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Tamworth, Staffordshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. Around 36 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 100% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 27.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 18% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 112 in reading and 109 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Mary Howard Church of England Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 5 families who put it first were offered a place. There are about 8.0 pupils per teacher. Mary Howard Church of England Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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