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Mary Howard CofE (VC) Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMiss Rachel Mills

location_onTamworth, B79 9JJ

language Visit Website phone 1827383245

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2014

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Students

school

Expected Standard

73%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Mary Howard CofE (VC) Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Tamworth, serving ages 4-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 22% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Mary Howard CofE (VC) Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Tamworth, Staffordshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 49 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 9% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #118 of 255 primaries in Staffordshire and #6,449 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2014. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 11.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 50.0%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading100% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing73% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths100% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

100%

LA 60%England 60%

Reading100% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing100% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths100% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA -0.1

Write

LA -0.1

Maths

LA -0.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading79% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths79% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.9

Read

LA -0.5

0.6 to 7.1

-0.1

Write

LA -0.5

-3.0 to 2.9

1.9

Maths

LA -0.8

-1.0 to 4.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 64%

Reading67% LA 75%

Writing78% LA 78%

Maths56% LA 75%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.7

Read

LA -0.4

-5.9 to 2.5

0.6

Write

LA -0.3

-3.4 to 4.6

-1.7

Maths

LA -0.6

-5.5 to 2.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2014-03-20

S8 No Formal Designation Visit EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2011-06-15

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Summer term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 44 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

View Historical Disciplinary Records (2017–2025)keyboard_arrow_down

Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Summer term)	44	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	44	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	44	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	49	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	49	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	47	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	42	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	45	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	44	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	44	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	43	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	40	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	48	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	48	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	47	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	56	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	55	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	53	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	53	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	53	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	52	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	55	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	55	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	56	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Mary Howard CofE (VC) Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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