Ankermoor Primary Academy
Rene Road, Bolehall, Tamworth, B77 3NW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- FIERTÉ MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Gareth Hancox
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Violet Way Academy
- Constituency
- Tamworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 99
- URN
- 143483
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01827213780
About this school
Ankermoor Primary Academy is a primary academy in Tamworth. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 99 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
- 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 | 27 | 13 | 13 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 54% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 8% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 69% | 54% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 77% | 62% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 85% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.60 | - | - |
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 Ankermoor Primary 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 | 59% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 138 |
| 2023/24 | 113 |
| 2024/25 | 99 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ankermoor Primary Academy compares
Ankermoor Primary Academy ranked 175th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. 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 | 54% | 6.4% | 42.4% | 99 | — |
| The Woodlands Community Primary School | 56% | 3.2% | 18.9% | 235 | 0.4 miles |
| Florendine Primary School | 40% | 5% | 23.3% | 267 | 0.5 miles |
| William MacGregor Primary School | 50% | 5% | 19.5% | 210 | 0.5 miles |
| Lakeside Primary School | 77% | 4.8% | 31.6% | 224 | 0.8 miles |
| Anker Valley Primary Academy | — | 4.1% | 23.5% | 146 | 0.9 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)
- 42.42%
- English as an additional language
- 3%
- Overall absence
- 6.35%
- Persistent absence
- 15.05%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Woodlands Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Tamworth
-
Florendine Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Tamworth
-
William MacGregor Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Tamworth
-
Lakeside Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Tamworth
-
Anker Valley Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Tamworth
Other schools in Tamworth
Ankermoor Primary Academy ranks 22nd of the 34 ranked primary schools in Tamworth.
- Amington Heath Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Anker Valley 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
- Garden Village Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Ankermoor Primary Academy teach?
- Ankermoor Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Tamworth.
- Who is the headteacher of Ankermoor Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Ankermoor Primary Academy is Mr Gareth Hancox, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ankermoor Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ankermoor Primary 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 Ankermoor Primary Academy?
- Ankermoor Primary Academy has 99 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Ankermoor Primary Academy full?
- Ankermoor Primary Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 99 on roll (47%), 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 Ankermoor Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Ankermoor Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Ankermoor Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ankermoor Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Ankermoor Primary Academy?
- Ankermoor Primary 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 Ankermoor Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ankermoor Primary Academy rank locally?
- Ankermoor Primary Academy ranked 175th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ankermoor Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Ankermoor Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ankermoor Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ankermoor Primary 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 10 July 2026.