Glascote Academy

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Tamworth, Staffordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

1.051 miles

Published by Staffordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Glascote Academy is a primary school in Tamworth, Staffordshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 4 February 2025. Staffordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.

Glascote Academy catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	1.051 mi
Reception 2025	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2024	🔒 With a pass

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 1.051 miles away, the 23rd shortest of 58 Staffordshire primary schools with a published last distance (this one included).
The Reception last distance was further in 2026 than in 2025 and 2024, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 3 years.
For Reception 2026 there were 27 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 25 offers went to first-choice families and 2 first-choice families were not offered a place.
In 2024/25, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 13% reached the higher standard (England 8%).

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Staffordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Silverlink Road, Glascote, Tamworth, B77 2EA
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Council: Staffordshire
Pupils on roll: 275 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 28% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 18.6

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 4 February 2025

Strengths

“There is a strong culture of warmth and inclusivity at Glascote Academy.”
“The school’s work to make sure pupils attend regularly and on time is relentless.”
“Pupils enjoy attending each day.”

To improve

“However, sometimes spelling errors are not identified and addressed.”
“This means that misconceptions become embedded and the quality of pupils’ writing across the curriculum is not as strong as the school expects.”
“However, in some subjects this work has not been completed.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 March 2025 (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)	67%	62%

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 27 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 25 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Staffordshire.

Oakhill Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Lakeside Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Amington Heath Primary School and Nursery 0.5 mi School remains Good
Stoneydelph Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
The Woodlands Community Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
Florendine Primary School 0.8 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
Garden Village Primary Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published