Flax Hill Junior Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 7–11 · Tamworth, Staffordshire
Flax Hill Junior Academy is a primary school in Tamworth, Staffordshire for ages 7–11 (academy converter).
Key facts
- Address
- Chestnut Avenue, Gillway, Tamworth, B79 8QZ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Staffordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 294 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 6 January 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy at Flax Hill.”
- “They feel valued and fully included in daily school life.”
- “Pupils are eager to learn and show sustained, positive attitudes in lessons.”
To improve
- “However, on occasions, learning activities are not well matched to pupils’ starting points, and a small number of pupils have not yet secured firm foundations in writing and mathematics.”
- “This hampers the progress that some pupils make across the curriculum.”
- “However, their evaluations following these checks do not always identify the most pressing priorities for improvement.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 March 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 66% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Staffordshire.
- Ashcroft Infants' School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi Good
- Anker Valley Primary Academy 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Moorgate Primary Academy 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Leonard's CofE (A) Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Coton Green Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged
- Ankermoor Primary Academy 1.1 mi Good Last distance published