The Howard Primary School
The Square, Elford, Tamworth, B79 9DB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE STAFFORDSHIRE SCHOOLS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Headteacher Jonathan Wynn
- Constituency
- Tamworth
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 96
- Pupils on roll
- 79
- URN
- 142095
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01827383292
About this school
The Howard Primary School is a primary academy in Tamworth. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 79 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
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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- 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 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 90% | 78% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 22% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 100% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 100% | 89% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 108.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 112.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +5.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +7.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +6.20 | - | - |
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 The Howard Primary 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 | 90% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 2.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 61 |
| 2023/24 | 59 |
| 2024/25 | 74 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Howard Primary School compares
The Howard Primary School ranked 194th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 3.8% | 12.2% | 79 | — |
| Mary Howard Church of England Primary School | 100% | 3% | 13.9% | 46 | 1.7 miles |
| Whittington Primary and Nursery School | 83% | 4.1% | 4.7% | 334 | 2.4 miles |
| St Stephen's Primary School | 77% | 5.1% | 14.1% | 306 | 2.6 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Primary and Nursery School | 75% | 4.8% | 14% | 210 | 2.9 miles |
| St Leonard's CofE (A) Primary School | 75% | 3.8% | 4.8% | 130 | 2.9 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)
- 12.16%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 3.75%
- Persistent absence
- 3.45%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Mary Howard Church of England Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Tamworth
-
Whittington Primary and Nursery School2.4 miles
Primary · Lichfield
-
St Stephen's Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Lichfield
-
All Saints Church of England Primary and Nursery School2.9 miles
Primary · Burton-on-Trent
-
St Leonard's CofE (A) Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Tamworth
Other schools in Tamworth
The Howard Primary School ranks 27th 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 year groups does The Howard Primary School teach?
- The Howard Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Tamworth.
- Who is the executive headteacher of The Howard Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of The Howard Primary School is Headteacher Jonathan Wynn, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Howard Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Howard Primary 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 The Howard Primary School?
- The Howard Primary School has 79 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is The Howard Primary School full?
- The Howard Primary School has capacity for 96 pupils and 79 on roll (82%), 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 The Howard Primary School a faith school?
- No. The Howard Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Howard Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Howard Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs The Howard Primary School?
- The Howard Primary School is part of THE STAFFORDSHIRE SCHOOLS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Howard Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 90% in 2022/23 and 50% 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 Howard Primary School rank locally?
- The Howard Primary School ranked 194th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% 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 Howard Primary School's absence rate?
- The Howard Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Howard Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Howard Primary 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 2 July 2026.