The Wilnecote School
Tinkers Green Road, Wilnecote, Tamworth, B77 5LF
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- COMMUNITY ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr David Foskett
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Community Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Tamworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 960
- Pupils on roll
- 961
- URN
- 138936
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01827831300
About this school
The Wilnecote School is a secondary academy in Tamworth. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 961 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Wilnecote School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 148 | 164 | 155 |
| Attainment 8 score | 37.0 | 39.8 | 38.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.49 -0.72 to -0.26 | -0.43 -0.65 to -0.21 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 24% | 31.1% | 23.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 46% | 55.5% | 48.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 26% | 23.2% | 17.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Wilnecote 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 | 37 | 36.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39.8 | 35 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 38.7 | 36.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 888 |
| 2023/24 | 909 |
| 2024/25 | 913 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Wilnecote School compares
The Wilnecote School ranked 44th of 56 secondary schools in Staffordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 34% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38.7 | 7.7% | 23.9% | 961 | — |
| Lift Tamworth | 36.1 | 11.8% | 45% | 636 | 0.8 miles |
| Landau Forte Academy, Amington | 40 | 8.4% | 37.8% | 892 | 1.9 miles |
| The Polesworth School | 42.7 | 10.5% | 21.2% | 1,459 | 1.9 miles |
| Landau Forte Academy, QEMS | 49.6 | 6.2% | 26% | 1,029 | 2.7 miles |
| Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy | 37.4 | 9.8% | 24.9% | 604 | 2.8 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)
- 23.9%
- English as an additional language
- 6.2%
- Overall absence
- 7.69%
- Persistent absence
- 19.49%
Location
Nearby schools
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Lift Tamworth0.8 miles
Secondary · Tamworth
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Landau Forte Academy, Amington1.9 miles
Secondary · Tamworth
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The Polesworth School1.9 miles
Secondary · Tamworth
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Landau Forte Academy, QEMS2.7 miles
Secondary · Tamworth
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Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy2.8 miles
Secondary · Kingsbury
Other schools in Tamworth
The Wilnecote School ranks 5th of the 6 ranked secondary schools in Tamworth.
- Landau Forte Academy, Amington Secondary
- Landau Forte Academy, QEMS Secondary
- Lift Rawlett Secondary
- Lift Tamworth Secondary
- The Polesworth School Secondary
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does The Wilnecote School teach?
- The Wilnecote School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Tamworth.
- Who is the headteacher of The Wilnecote School?
- The headteacher of The Wilnecote School is Mr David Foskett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Wilnecote School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Wilnecote 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 many pupils are at The Wilnecote School?
- The Wilnecote School has 961 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is The Wilnecote School full?
- The Wilnecote School has capacity for 960 pupils and 961 on roll (100%), 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 The Wilnecote School a faith school?
- No. The Wilnecote School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Wilnecote School a selective school?
- No. The Wilnecote School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is The Wilnecote School part of an academy trust?
- The Wilnecote School is part of COMMUNITY ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does The Wilnecote School have?
- The schools register lists The Wilnecote School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Wilnecote School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 37 in 2022/23 and 38.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Wilnecote School compare with other schools in Staffordshire?
- The Wilnecote School ranked 44th of 56 secondary schools in Staffordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 34% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Wilnecote School's absence rate?
- The Wilnecote School's overall absence rate is 7.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Wilnecote School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Wilnecote 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 15 July 2026.