Ashcroft Infants' School
Mildenhall, Off Wigginton Road, Tamworth, B79 8RU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jayne Fellows
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Tamworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 170
- Pupils on roll
- 133
- URN
- 124147
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01827213760
About this school
Ashcroft Infants' School is a community primary school in Tamworth. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 133 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
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- Attendance and behaviour
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- Personal development and wellbeing
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- Leadership and governance
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- Early years
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- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Ashcroft Infants' 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 134 |
| 2023/24 | 125 |
| 2024/25 | 119 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ashcroft Infants' School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.1% | 8.4% | 133 | — |
| Flax Hill Junior Academy | 66% | 4.7% | 32.9% | 294 | 0.2 miles |
| Anker Valley Primary Academy | — | 4.1% | 23.5% | 146 | 0.3 miles |
| St Leonard's CofE (A) Primary School | 75% | 3.8% | 4.8% | 130 | 0.6 miles |
| Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy | — | 6.4% | 40.2% | 100 | 0.7 miles |
| St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School | 46% | 4.4% | 26.5% | 195 | 0.7 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report3 February 2026
- 7 December 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.4%
- English as an additional language
- 2.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.05%
- Persistent absence
- 6.25%
Location
Nearby schools
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Flax Hill Junior Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Tamworth
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Anker Valley Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Tamworth
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St Leonard's CofE (A) Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Tamworth
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Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Tamworth
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St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Tamworth
Other schools in Tamworth
- Amington Heath Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Anker Valley Primary Academy Primary
- Ankermoor Primary Academy 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
- Garden Village Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Ashcroft Infants' School teach?
- Ashcroft Infants' School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Tamworth.
- Who is the headteacher of Ashcroft Infants' School?
- The headteacher of Ashcroft Infants' School is Mrs Jayne Fellows, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ashcroft Infants' School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ashcroft Infants' 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 Ashcroft Infants' School?
- Ashcroft Infants' School has 133 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Ashcroft Infants' School full?
- Ashcroft Infants' School has capacity for 170 pupils and 133 on roll (78%), so it has space against 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 Ashcroft Infants' School a faith school?
- No. Ashcroft Infants' School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ashcroft Infants' School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ashcroft Infants' School as having nursery classes.
- What is Ashcroft Infants' School's absence rate?
- Ashcroft Infants' School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Ashcroft Infants' School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Ashcroft Infants' School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.