Ashcroft Infants' School
Community school · Primary
Tamworth · B79 8RU · Staffordshire
Ages 3–7
Status: Open
0.2 miles away
OpenPrimaryURN 140523
Flax Hill Junior Academy
Academy converter · Tamworth · B79 8QZ
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 7–11
Pupils
294
Local authority
Staffordshire
Age range
Ages 7–11
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 7–11, in Tamworth, Staffordshire, 294 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 28.2%.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Ages 3–7
Status: Open
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Voluntary aided school · Primary
Tamworth · B79 8EN · Staffordshire
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
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Anker Valley Primary Academy
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Tamworth · B79 0FD · Staffordshire
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
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Moorgate Primary Academy
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Tamworth · B79 7EL · Staffordshire
Ages 2–11
Status: Open
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Voluntary aided school · Primary
Tamworth · B79 9DX · Staffordshire
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
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Academy converter · Primary
Tamworth · B79 8LX · Staffordshire
Ages 4–11
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Ages 3–11
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Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 7–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 140523
Location
- Address
- Chestnut Avenue, Gillway
- Postcode
- B79 8QZ
- Town
- Tamworth
- County
- Staffordshire
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 294
- Boys / girls
- 141 / 153
- School capacity
- 300
- Capacity fill
- 294 / 300 (98%)
- Free school meals
- 28.2%
- FSM pupils
- 83
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Governance
- Academy trust: MERCIA PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- MERCIA PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST
Contact
- Telephone
- 01827215333