Dosthill Primary School
High Street, Dosthill, Tamworth, B77 1LQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- FIERTÉ MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Gould
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Violet Way Academy
- Constituency
- Tamworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 468
- URN
- 145414
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01827214930
About this school
Dosthill Primary School is a primary academy in Tamworth. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 468 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Dosthill Primary School, 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 | 88 | 89 | 79 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 53% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 7% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 73% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 74% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 78% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.40 | - | - |
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 Dosthill 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 | 61% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 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 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 529 |
| 2023/24 | 502 |
| 2024/25 | 492 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dosthill Primary School compares
Dosthill Primary School ranked 118th 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 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 4.4% | 13.6% | 468 | — |
| Heathfields Infant Academy | — | 5.7% | 15.2% | 199 | 0.9 miles |
| Wilnecote Junior Academy | 49% | 4.5% | 23.9% | 302 | 1.0 miles |
| Two Gates Primary School | 42% | 5.8% | 28.1% | 230 | 1.1 miles |
| Bird's Bush Primary School | 63% | 5.1% | 40.3% | 143 | 1.2 miles |
| Millfield Primary School | 68% | 4.7% | 15.6% | 365 | 1.3 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)
- 13.62%
- English as an additional language
- 2.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.39%
- Persistent absence
- 9.83%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Heathfields Infant Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Tamworth
-
Wilnecote Junior Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Tamworth
-
Two Gates Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Tamworth
-
Bird's Bush Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Tamworth
-
Millfield Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Tamworth
Other schools in Tamworth
Dosthill Primary School ranks 11th 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
- Dunstall Park Primary School Primary
- Flax Hill Junior Academy Primary
- Florendine Primary School Primary
- Garden Village Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Dosthill Primary School teach?
- Dosthill Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Tamworth.
- Who is the headteacher of Dosthill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Dosthill Primary School is Mr Richard Gould, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Dosthill Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dosthill 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 many pupils are at Dosthill Primary School?
- Dosthill Primary School has 468 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Dosthill Primary School full?
- Dosthill Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 468 on roll (74%), 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 Dosthill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Dosthill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Dosthill Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Dosthill Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Dosthill Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Dosthill Primary School 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 Dosthill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% 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 Dosthill Primary School compare with other schools in Staffordshire?
- Dosthill Primary School ranked 118th 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 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Dosthill Primary School's absence rate?
- Dosthill Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dosthill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dosthill 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 10 July 2026.