Flax Hill Junior Academy is a primary school located in Tamworth. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education and management effectiveness are good, outcomes for pupils is requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 21/03/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is above average, progress in reading is average, progress in writing is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Chestnut Avenue, Tamworth

School Information

Address: Chestnut Avenue, Tamworth, B79 8QZ
Website: www.flaxhill.staffs.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01827215333
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Staffordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Richard Lane
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 140523

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 21/03/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 300
Number of Pupils: 300
Number of Boys: 157
Number of Girls: 143

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -1.6 to 1.2
Writing
Below Average: -1.9 Confidence interval -3.2 to -0.7
Maths
Above Average: 2.2 Confidence interval 1 to 3.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:73%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Flax Hill Junior Academy
Chestnut Avenue , Gillway B79 8QZ 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Ashcroft Infants' School
Mildenhall , Off Wigginton Road B79 8RU 		3out of 4 439 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy
Clifton Avenue , B79 8EF 		3out of 4 807 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School
Claremont Road , B79 8EN 		3out of 4 870 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Anker Valley Primary Academy
Brooklime Way , B79 0FD 		- not rated 934 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS
Ashby Road , B79 8AH 		3out of 4 588 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Rawlett School (An Aet Academy)
Comberford Road , B79 9AA 		3out of 4 972 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Landau Forte Academy, Amington
Woodland Road , Amington B77 4FF 		2out of 4 2,965 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Landau Forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form
Ashby Road , B79 8AA 		- not rated 705 yd Academy 16 to 19 sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Stepping Stones School
Mortimer House , 17 Victoria Road B79 7HS 		- not rated 1,349 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Kettlebrook Short Stay School
Tame Street , Kettlebrook B77 1AL 		3out of 4 2,361 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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