St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School

About St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School

St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School is a popular choice among local families, and the numbers back that up. For the 2025/26 reception intake, the school received 41 applications for just 25 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.64. Of those applications, 24 were first-preference choices, meaning nearly all successful families had the school as their top pick. While the school doesn't publish a formal parent satisfaction survey, this level of demand is a strong signal that families in Tamworth rate it highly. The school is a state-funded Roman Catholic primary for mixed genders aged 4 to 11, led by headteacher Sarah Colloff. It currently has 200 pupils on roll, just shy of its capacity of 210, so classes are full but not overcrowded. A quarter of pupils (26.5%) are eligible for free school meals, which is above the national average, giving the school a genuinely mixed intake.

Academically, St Elizabeth's performs well above the local average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared to a Staffordshire local authority average of 65%. The school ranks 2nd out of 21 primary schools in Tamworth on this measure, placing it in the top 10% locally. Subject-level results are solid: 80% hit the expected standard in maths, 73% in reading and 73% in writing. At the higher standard, 33% achieved in reading and 20% in maths. Average scaled scores were 105 in both reading and maths. In its most recent Ofsted inspection in July 2023, the school was rated Good across all five categories — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — maintaining the same rating it held in its previous inspection a decade earlier.

The school offers a decent range of facilities for a primary of its size, including an ICT suite, sports hall, art studios, a sensory room and a chapel. Sports provision covers athletics, netball, tennis and dance, while after-school clubs include drama, choir, gardening, science, coding and eco club. For children with additional needs, the school supports moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, and speech, language and communication needs. Given its oversubscription, families living within the parish or with a Catholic connection will have a stronger chance of securing a place. The school suits families who want a faith-based primary with strong academic outcomes, a broad enrichment offer, and a genuinely inclusive intake — all within a school that feels popular but not unmanageably large.

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