Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy
Clifton Avenue, Tamworth, B79 8EF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MERCIA PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Richard Lane
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Mercia Primary Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Tamworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 100
- URN
- 140522
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01827215333
About this school
Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy is a primary academy in Tamworth. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 100 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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 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
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
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- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
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- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy 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 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 87 |
| 2023/24 | 84 |
| 2024/25 | 82 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.4% | 40.2% | 100 | — |
| St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School | 46% | 4.4% | 26.5% | 195 | 0.1 miles |
| Coton Green Primary School | 58% | 4.1% | 19.9% | 324 | 0.3 miles |
| Flax Hill Junior Academy | 66% | 4.7% | 32.9% | 294 | 0.5 miles |
| Ashcroft Infants' School | — | 4.1% | 8.4% | 133 | 0.7 miles |
| Moorgate Primary Academy | 59% | 4.9% | 31.5% | 310 | 0.8 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 40.24%
- English as an additional language
- 8.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.36%
- Persistent absence
- 12.7%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Tamworth
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Coton Green Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Tamworth
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Flax Hill Junior Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Tamworth
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Ashcroft Infants' School0.7 miles
Primary · Tamworth
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Moorgate Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Tamworth
Other 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 ages does Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy teach?
- Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Tamworth.
- Who is the headteacher of Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy?
- The headteacher of Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy is Richard Lane, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy, 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 Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy?
- Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy has 100 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy full?
- Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy has capacity for 120 pupils and 100 on roll (83%), 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 Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy a faith school?
- No. Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy part of an academy trust?
- Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy is part of MERCIA PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy's absence rate?
- Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy. 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 1 July 2026.