Flax Hill Junior Academy, Tamworth

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Flax Hill Junior Academy

Chestnut Avenue, Gillway, Tamworth B79 8QZ

http://www.flaxhill.staffs.sch.uk/

Flax Hill Junior Academy is an academy. It has about 310 boys and girls aged between 7 and 11. In November 2021 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of Mercia Primary Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy and Lakeside Primary School.)

Particular strengths include Finances, Disadvantaged pupils, Environment and Attainment. Relative weaknesses include Admissions.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.2		Ashcroft Infants' School
0.4		Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy
0.4		St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School
0.5		Anker Valley Primary Academy
0.7		Moorgate Primary Academy
0.7		St Leonard's CofE (A) Primary School
0.7		Coton Green Primary School
1.1		Ankermoor Primary Academy
1.3		William MacGregor Primary School
1.5		The Woodlands Community Primary School
1.6		Florendine Primary School
1.8		Thomas Barnes Primary School

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Finances: Excellent. The school budget has been in surplus

Disadvantaged pupils: Above average. Progress in maths is excellent. Progress in reading is above average. Progress in writing is below average.

Environment: Above average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite low, while crime is roughly average.

Attainment: Above average. Maths attainment is above average, reading is about average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is about average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Representation: In balance. The socio-economic mix is in balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is slightly out of balance with the local community.

Attendance: About average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both roughly average.

Progress: About average. Progress in maths is above average, in reading it is below average and in writing it is poor. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is very high.

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