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Anker Valley Primary Academy

Tamworth, B79 0FDPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jan 2024
KS2 Results
No data
Competition
1.2×
Oversubscribed
36 1st-choice / 30 places
Ranking
Not ranked

About Anker Valley Primary Academy

Anker Valley Primary Academy is a state primary school in Tamworth, Staffordshire, serving children aged 3 to 11. It is one of 308 primary schools in the local authority, and its most recent Ofsted inspection in January 2024 rated the school Good overall. The school sits within a competitive local landscape: the top-performing peers in Staffordshire, based on ranking scores, include St John's Catholic Primary School, Woodseaves CE Primary Academy, and Needwood CofE Primary School, all of which achieved a perfect ranking score of 100. Anker Valley is a relatively small school with 115 pupils against a capacity of 210, and it is notably oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 academic year, it received 77 applications for 30 places, with 29 of those going to first-preference families. The oversubscription ratio of 2. 57 reflects strong local demand, and 23. 5 per cent of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is above the national average.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterNone
AddressBrooklime Way, Tamworth, Tamworth, B79 0FD
HeadteacherMatthew Wilkinson
Local AuthorityStaffordshire
Number of Pupils115
Free School Meals (FSM)23.5%
School Capacity115 / 210 (55% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

23 Jan 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 11 Feb 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismSpeech & LanguageHearingLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:30

Source: ankervalley.org. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Anker Valley Primary Academy has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.