Ankermoor Primary Academy

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Tamworth, Staffordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

1.16 miles

Furthest distance (miles): "1.16" · Published by Staffordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Ankermoor Primary Academy is a primary school in Tamworth, Staffordshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 20 June 2023. Staffordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.

Ankermoor Primary 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	1.16 mi

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

What the figures show

In 2026 the last Reception offer went to a child 1.16 miles away, the 28th shortest of 58 Staffordshire primary schools with a published last distance.
Reception 2026 had 13 first-choice applications for 15 offers (0.9 first choices per offer, the 23rd lowest of 296 Staffordshire primary schools); every first-choice family was offered a place.
2024/25: 54% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 15% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Ranked 3rd highest of 7 schools for 2024/25 reading, writing and maths results: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Staffordshire that have results.

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: Rene Road, Bolehall, Tamworth, B77 3NW
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Council: Staffordshire
Pupils on roll: 99 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 42.4% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 22.5

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

Ofsted

Good Inspected 20 June 2023

Strengths

“Pupils attend school regularly and form happy memories at Ankermoor Primary Academy.”
“They work and play with kindness and consideration for others.”
“The school’s motto of ‘learn together, achieve together’ is clearly evidenced.”

To improve

“This has disrupted some aspects of the school’s provision and caused uncertainty for some parents.”
“However, on occasion, teachers do not choose activities that match curriculum goals or pupils’ needs.”
“This means pupils do not always have opportunity to practise using the knowledge they have learned.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 August 2023 (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)	54%	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: 13 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 13 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.

The Woodlands Community Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Florendine Primary School 0.5 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
William MacGregor Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Lakeside Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Anker Valley Primary Academy 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
Amington Heath Primary School and Nursery 0.9 mi School remains Good
Landau Forte Academy Greenacres 0.9 mi Not judged
Ashcroft Infants' School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published