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Millfield Primary School

Community school · Tamworth · B78 3RQ

Ages 4–11 · 375 pupils · Staffordshire

KS2 expected (RWM)

63%

Overall absence

5.1%

Admissions demand

0.94 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)63%
Higher standard (RWM)4%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.8%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
4.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
328

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.94 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

48

Places offered

51

1st-preference offers

48

Total preferences (any rank)
85
Preferred offers (top 3)
51
Applications from outside LA
4
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill89%

375 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
375
Boys / girls
182 / 193
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
375 / 420 (89%)
Free school meals
14.4%
FSM pupils
54
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Simon Kelly

Location

Address
Coleshill Street, Fazeley
Postcode
B78 3RQ
Town
Tamworth
County
Staffordshire
Local authority
Staffordshire
District
Lichfield
Constituency
Tamworth
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban city and town

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Tamworth, Staffordshire, 375 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 14.4%.

Open schools in Tamworth
52
Primary schools in Tamworth
41
Academies among open schools in Tamworth
69% (36)
Open schools in B78
11
Primary in B78
9
Open schools in Staffordshire LA
458
Primary in Staffordshire LA
309

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in TamworthNear B78

  • Millfield Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Tamworth · B78 3RQ · Staffordshire

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM17.0%

    0.0 miles away

  • Two Gates Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Tamworth · B77 1EN · Staffordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS234%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM24.3%
    • Demand1.17

    0.7 miles away

  • Manor Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Tamworth · B78 3TX · Staffordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM8.2%
    • Demand0.92

    1.1 miles away

  • Longwood Primary School

    Ofsted: Improved significantly

    Foundation school · Primary

    Tamworth · B78 3NH · Staffordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS275%
    • Absence7.7%
    • FSM35.0%
    • Demand1.00

    1.1 miles away

  • St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Tamworth · B77 2LF · Staffordshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS254%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM18.4%
    • Demand1.00

    1.2 miles away

  • Dosthill Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Tamworth · B77 1LQ · Staffordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM13.5%
    • Demand0.97

    1.3 miles away

  • Bird's Bush Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Tamworth · B77 2NE · Staffordshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS234%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM41.3%
    • Demand1.00

    1.3 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Simon Kelly

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