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Wilnecote Junior Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 7–11 · Academy
Smithy Lane, Wilnecote, Tamworth B77 5LA · wilnecotejnrandheathfieldsinf.co.uk · 01827 213875
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 49%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Staffordshire 63%, England 62%
- Pupils
- 302
- 84% of 358 places
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Free school meals
- 22.5%
- First language not English
- 4.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25, 49% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 6% the higher standard. Across Staffordshire it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼49% | 62% | ||
| ●6% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼101 | 106 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 124157)
Ofsted
Wilnecote Junior Academy was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 25 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 25 Jun 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Nov 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 124157), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124157)
Apr 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124157)
What parents said
64% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (50 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 64%
- Replies
- 50
- 16% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 92% who raised concerns
based on the 46% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (26%) with SEND