Glascote Academy
Silverlink Road, Glascote, Tamworth, B77 2EA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- FIERTÉ MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Michelle Powell
- Sponsor
- The Violet Way Academy
- Constituency
- Tamworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 249
- Pupils on roll
- 275
- URN
- 141450
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01827213210
About this school
Glascote Academy is a primary academy in Tamworth. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 275 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Glascote 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 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- 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 | 47 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 49% | 60% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 0% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 70% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 51% | 77% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 80% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.50 | - | - |
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 Glascote 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 | 49% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 281 |
| 2023/24 | 273 |
| 2024/25 | 281 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Glascote Academy compares
Glascote Academy ranked 107th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 5.1% | 29.2% | 275 | — |
| Oakhill Primary School | — | 9.3% | 43.7% | 134 | 0.3 miles |
| Lakeside Primary School | 77% | 4.8% | 31.6% | 224 | 0.4 miles |
| Amington Heath Primary School and Nursery | 47% | 7.6% | 61.2% | 191 | 0.5 miles |
| Stoneydelph Primary School | 63% | 5.2% | 48.5% | 252 | 0.5 miles |
| The Woodlands Community Primary School | 56% | 3.2% | 18.9% | 235 | 0.6 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)
- 29.18%
- English as an additional language
- 14.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.09%
- Persistent absence
- 9.69%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oakhill Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Tamworth
-
Lakeside Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Tamworth
-
Amington Heath Primary School and Nursery0.5 miles
Primary · Tamworth
-
Stoneydelph Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Tamworth
-
The Woodlands Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Tamworth
Other schools in Tamworth
Glascote Academy ranks 8th 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 ages does Glascote Academy teach?
- Glascote Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Tamworth.
- Who is the headteacher of Glascote Academy?
- The headteacher of Glascote Academy is Miss Michelle Powell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Glascote Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Glascote 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 Glascote Academy?
- Glascote Academy has 275 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Glascote Academy full?
- Glascote Academy has capacity for 249 pupils and 275 on roll (110%), 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 Glascote Academy a faith school?
- No. Glascote Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Glascote Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Glascote Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Glascote Academy part of an academy trust?
- Glascote Academy is part of FIERTÉ MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Glascote Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 49% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Glascote Academy compare with other schools in Staffordshire?
- Glascote Academy ranked 107th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Glascote Academy's absence rate?
- Glascote Academy's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Glascote Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Glascote 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.