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Two Gates Primary School

Primary · Tamworth · B77 1EN

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 17 May 2023

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At a glance

230 pupils · 52% of 446 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
24.3% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
7.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
21.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
URN
146513

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 28 families named it first for 28 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2011 entry went to 0.829 miles; distance decided places in 1 of the 3 years of Reception rounds we hold, 2011 to 2024. Ofsted last graded it Good on 17 May 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

28 places offered · 28 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every place for 2024 entry went to children who met a higher admission criterion, so distance did not decide any place.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every place for 2024 entry went to children who met a higher admission criterion, so distance did not decide any place.

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2011 entry, the most recent year with a distance-only cutoff) lived within 0.829 miles

measurement method not stated by the council.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

31 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
42%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
101
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
98
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school42%
Median of its 12 closest peers63.5%
Staffordshire average66.2%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Marsden Primary SchoolSunderland · 163 miles awayGood67%
South Molton United CofE Primary SchoolSouth Molton · 144 miles awayNeeds attention52%
Morley Meadow Primary SchoolPlymouth · 187 miles awayStrong standard70%
St John's CofE Primary SchoolKidderminster · 29 miles awayGood53%
Stroud Valley Community Primary SchoolStroud · 64 miles awayGood77%
Roseberry Primary and Nursery SchoolChester le Street · 156 miles awayGood64%
Crockenhill Primary SchoolKent · 116 miles awayRequires improvement41%
Livingstone Primary SchoolAshton-under-Lyne · 64 miles awayExpected standard79%
Highgate Primary SchoolLoughborough · 26 miles awayGood47%
Wicklea AcademyBristol · 89 miles awayRequires improvement65%
Kippax Ash Tree Primary SchoolLeeds · 81 miles awayGood59%
Lightmoor Village Primary SchoolTelford · 34 miles awayExpected standard63%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 79% (Staffordshire 80%, England 60%) · Any other White background 6% (Staffordshire 4%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 4% (Staffordshire 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 4% (Staffordshire 2%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Staffordshire 1%, England 2%) · Not recorded 2% (Staffordshire 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Staffordshire 1%, England 2%) · White Gypsy/Roma 1% (Staffordshire 0%, England 0%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.5%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
11.6%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

8.29 suspensions per 100 pupils and 2 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Staffordshire: 1.97 suspensions and 0.07 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
22.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

91% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 9% moved to another state school

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

69.2% of teachers took sickness absence, 4 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £54,005; 16.7% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£6,263
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 93% (77%) · premises 1% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 0% (8%) · supplies and services 6% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (2%) · catering 0% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£189,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
6/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher22%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications22%18.1%
In managerial or professional work29%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways16.9%18.1%
Residents in very good health46.1%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier80.6%62.3%
Social housing3.9%17.1%
Privately rented15.5%20.5%
Detached houses23.7%22.9%
Flats5.3%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms17.3%21.1%
Households with no car or van12.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01029863 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£235,000356 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£179,500–£290,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (83)£369,000
Semi-detached (127)£256,000
Terraced (118)£190,000
Flat (28)£148,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
3an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
3an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
14an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
1an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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