Flax Hill Junior Academy
Chestnut Avenue, Gillway, Tamworth, B79 8QZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MERCIA PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Lane
- Sponsor
- Mercia Primary Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Tamworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 300
- Pupils on roll
- 294
- URN
- 140523
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01827215333
About this school
Flax Hill Junior Academy is a primary academy in Tamworth. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 294 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 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
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 75 | 75 | 74 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 52% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 3% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 72% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 73% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 76% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.50 | - | - |
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 Flax Hill Junior 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 | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 65% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 308 |
| 2023/24 | 313 |
| 2024/25 | 301 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Flax Hill Junior Academy compares
Flax Hill Junior Academy ranked 120th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 4.7% | 32.9% | 294 | — |
| Ashcroft Infants' School | — | 4.1% | 8.4% | 133 | 0.2 miles |
| Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy | — | 6.4% | 40.2% | 100 | 0.5 miles |
| St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School | 46% | 4.4% | 26.5% | 195 | 0.5 miles |
| Anker Valley Primary Academy | — | 4.1% | 23.5% | 146 | 0.5 miles |
| Moorgate Primary Academy | 59% | 4.9% | 31.5% | 310 | 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 32.89%
- English as an additional language
- 4.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.65%
- Persistent absence
- 10.75%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ashcroft Infants' School0.2 miles
Primary · Tamworth
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Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Tamworth
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St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Tamworth
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Anker Valley Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Tamworth
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Moorgate Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Tamworth
Other schools in Tamworth
Flax Hill Junior Academy ranks 12th 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
- Florendine Primary School Primary
- Garden Village Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Flax Hill Junior Academy teach?
- Flax Hill Junior Academy teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Tamworth.
- Who is the headteacher of Flax Hill Junior Academy?
- The headteacher of Flax Hill Junior Academy is Mr Richard Lane, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Flax Hill Junior Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Flax Hill Junior 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 big is Flax Hill Junior Academy?
- Flax Hill Junior Academy has 294 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Flax Hill Junior Academy full?
- Flax Hill Junior Academy has capacity for 300 pupils and 294 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Flax Hill Junior Academy a faith school?
- No. Flax Hill Junior Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Flax Hill Junior Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Flax Hill Junior Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Flax Hill Junior Academy?
- Flax Hill Junior 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.
- How have Flax Hill Junior Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Flax Hill Junior Academy rank locally?
- Flax Hill Junior Academy ranked 120th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Flax Hill Junior Academy's absence rate?
- Flax Hill Junior Academy's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Flax Hill Junior Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Flax Hill Junior Academy'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 1 July 2026.