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Anker Valley Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Free school
Brooklime Way, Tamworth B79 0FD · ankervalley.org · 01827 949310
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2024
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 146
- 70% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 19.4%
- First language not English
- 2.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 38 families put the school first and 28 places were offered; 74% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 28 | 38 | 1.4▲ | 74% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 36 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 26 | 26 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 33 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 26 | 26 | 1 | 100% |
Results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | ||
| Expected standard | n/a | 62% |
| Higher standard | n/a | 8% |
| Average scaled score | ||
| Reading | n/a | 106 |
| Maths | n/a | 105 |
| Grammar and spelling | n/a | 105 |
Ofsted
Anker Valley Primary Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 23 January 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 23 Jan 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
What parents said
77% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (39 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 77%
- Replies
- 39
- 45% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied