School profile

Kingsbury Primary School

Primary · Community school · Tamworth, B78 2HW

Inadequate

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Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
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National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#11,240 of 15,057

Worse than 74% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Kingsbury Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted report cardInspected 10 Feb 2026

Area360 rating
Inadequate
Inclusion
Urgent improvement
Curriculum and teaching
Urgent improvement
Achievement
Urgent improvement
Attendance and behaviour
Urgent improvement
Personal development and wellbeing
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Urgent improvement
Early years
Needs attention
Safeguarding
Met

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages4 to 11
Pupils206
GenderMixed
Head teacherMr P Luke
Local authorityWarwickshire
Opened01 Sept 2005
Closed31 Mar 2027
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 134924.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolWarwickshireEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths54%, worse than England, worse than Warwickshire61%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and mathsScore of 110 or more in reading and maths, greater depth in writing.2%, worse than England, worse than Warwickshire7%8%
Average reading scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.103, worse than England, worse than Warwickshire106106
Average maths scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.101, worse than England, worse than Warwickshire105105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.101, worse than England, worse than Warwickshire105105
Expected standard in reading63%, worse than England, worse than Warwickshire75%76%
Expected standard in writing72%, similar to England, similar to Warwickshire72%73%
Expected standard in maths59%, worse than England, worse than Warwickshire73%75%
Pupils taking tests46--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils206
Girls103
Boys103
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.22.8%
First language not English3.4%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.315
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.34.6%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.34
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.10
Average class size29.4

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
84.5%
Other White
1.9%
White and Black Caribbean
1.9%
White and Black African
1%
Chinese
1%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0.5%
Indian
0.5%
Irish
0%
Gypsy/Roma
0%
White and Asian
0%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher21.7
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.12.8
Teachers (FTE)9.5
Teaching assistants (FTE)6.6
Support staff (FTE)11.12
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2510.5
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/258.9
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/251.6

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.24
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.46
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.24
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.24
Applications from another local authority (Reception)11

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolWarwickshireEngland
Overall absence6.9%, worse than England, worse than Warwickshire5%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.19.8%, worse than England, worse than Warwickshire12.5%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.1.1%, similar to England, similar to Warwickshire1.1%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0.9%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0.9%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Kingsbury Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.1 miSecondaryKingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Good
1.8 miPrimaryWood End Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Good

Frequently asked questions about Kingsbury Primary School

What is Kingsbury Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Kingsbury Primary School is rated Inadequate, last inspected on 10 Feb 2026. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Kingsbury Primary School rank in England?

Kingsbury Primary School ranks 11,240 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (worse than 74% of schools).

What are Kingsbury Primary School's SATs results?

In 2024/25, 54% of pupils at Kingsbury Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 63%).

How hard is it to get into Kingsbury Primary School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Kingsbury Primary School made 24 offers from 46 applications (1.9 per offer), and 24 of 24 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Kingsbury Primary School?

Kingsbury Primary School has 206 pupils aged 4 to 11.

What is the capacity of Kingsbury Primary School?

Kingsbury Primary School had 315 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Kingsbury Primary School?

At Kingsbury Primary School, the average class had 29.4 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 21.7 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Kingsbury Primary School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Kingsbury Primary School missed 6.9% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 19.8% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.