Two Gates Primary School
Tamworth Road, Two Gates, Tamworth, B77 1EN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ARTHUR TERRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nest Llewelyn-Cook
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership
- Constituency
- Tamworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 446
- Pupils on roll
- 230
- URN
- 146513
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Telephone
- 01827213855
About this school
Two Gates Primary School is a primary academy in Tamworth. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 230 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 | 49 | 41 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 34% | 42% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 5% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 63% | 55% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 46% | 48% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 56% | 55% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 99.0 | 98.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.40 | - | - |
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 Two Gates 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 | 51% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 34% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 42% | 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% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 249 |
| 2023/24 | 229 |
| 2024/25 | 217 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Two Gates Primary School compares
Two Gates Primary School ranked 214th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42% | 5.8% | 28.1% | 230 | — |
| Hanbury's Farm Community Primary School | 64% | 7.9% | 46.4% | 178 | 0.3 miles |
| St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School | 68% | 4.4% | 19.6% | 358 | 0.5 miles |
| Bird's Bush Primary School | 63% | 5.1% | 40.3% | 143 | 0.6 miles |
| Millfield Primary School | 68% | 4.7% | 15.6% | 365 | 0.7 miles |
| Lakeside Primary School | 77% | 4.8% | 31.6% | 224 | 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)
- 28.11%
- English as an additional language
- 7.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.75%
- Persistent absence
- 15.63%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hanbury's Farm Community Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Tamworth
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St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Tamworth
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Bird's Bush Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Tamworth
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Millfield Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Tamworth
-
Lakeside Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Tamworth
Other schools in Tamworth
Two Gates Primary School ranks 33rd 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 Two Gates Primary School teach?
- Two Gates Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Tamworth.
- Who is the headteacher of Two Gates Primary School?
- The headteacher of Two Gates Primary School is Mrs Nest Llewelyn-Cook, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Two Gates Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Two Gates 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 Two Gates Primary School?
- Two Gates Primary School has 230 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Two Gates Primary School full?
- Two Gates Primary School has capacity for 446 pupils and 230 on roll (52%), 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 Two Gates Primary School a faith school?
- No. Two Gates Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Two Gates Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Two Gates Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Two Gates Primary School?
- Two Gates Primary School is part of THE ARTHUR TERRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Two Gates Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 42% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Two Gates Primary School rank locally?
- Two Gates Primary School ranked 214th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Two Gates Primary School's absence rate?
- Two Gates Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Two Gates Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Two Gates 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.