Thomas Barnes Primary School
School Lane, Hopwas, Tamworth, B78 3AD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- Tame Valley Co-Operative Learning Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr Christopher Reilly
- Constituency
- Tamworth
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 106
- URN
- 124087
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01827213840
About this school
Thomas Barnes Primary School is a foundation primary school in Tamworth. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 106 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 15 | 13 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 62% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 8% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 69% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 85% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 77% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Thomas Barnes Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 106 |
| 2023/24 | 103 |
| 2024/25 | 104 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thomas Barnes Primary School compares
Thomas Barnes Primary School ranked 156th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 4.8% | 7.7% | 106 | — |
| Coton Green Primary School | 58% | 4.1% | 19.9% | 324 | 1.1 miles |
| Dunstall Park Primary School | — | — | 20% | 95 | 1.2 miles |
| St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School | 46% | 4.4% | 26.5% | 195 | 1.3 miles |
| Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy | — | 6.4% | 40.2% | 100 | 1.3 miles |
| Moorgate Primary Academy | 59% | 4.9% | 31.5% | 310 | 1.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.69%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.77%
- Persistent absence
- 8.99%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Coton Green Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Tamworth
-
Dunstall Park Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Tamworth
-
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Tamworth
-
Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Tamworth
-
Moorgate Primary Academy1.7 miles
Primary · Tamworth
Other schools in Tamworth
Thomas Barnes Primary School ranks 18th of the 34 ranked primary schools in Tamworth.
- Amington Heath Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Anker Valley Primary Academy Primary
- Ankermoor Primary Academy Primary
- Ashcroft Infants' School Primary
- Birchwood Primary School Primary
- Bird's Bush Primary School Primary
- Coton Green Primary School Primary
- Dordon Primary School Primary
- Dosthill Primary School Primary
- Dunstall Park Primary School Primary
- Flax Hill Junior Academy Primary
- Florendine Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Thomas Barnes Primary School teach?
- Thomas Barnes Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Tamworth.
- Who is the headteacher of Thomas Barnes Primary School?
- The headteacher of Thomas Barnes Primary School is Mr Christopher Reilly, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Thomas Barnes Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thomas Barnes Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Thomas Barnes Primary School?
- Thomas Barnes Primary School has 106 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Thomas Barnes Primary School full?
- Thomas Barnes Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 106 on roll (101%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Thomas Barnes Primary School a faith school?
- No. Thomas Barnes Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Thomas Barnes Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Thomas Barnes Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Thomas Barnes Primary School?
- Thomas Barnes Primary School is part of Tame Valley Co-Operative Learning Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Thomas Barnes Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Thomas Barnes Primary School rank locally?
- Thomas Barnes Primary School ranked 156th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Thomas Barnes Primary School's absence rate?
- Thomas Barnes Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Thomas Barnes Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thomas Barnes Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.