The Howard Primary School

The Howard Primary School is recognized for its strong performance, achieving a 'Good' overall effectiveness rating with outstanding ratings in behavior and attitudes, as well as personal development. Pupils demonstrate high levels of happiness, safety, and pride in their school, thriving in a well-structured learning environment. The school's curriculum is ambitious and well-sequenced, ensuring students are prepared for future challenges through comprehensive support, particularly in reading, where many pupils excel. Community engagement and leadership opportunities enrich the pupils' educational experience, strengthening their personal development and citizenship skills.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate outstanding behavior and attitudes.
• The school has a strong focus on personal development and community involvement.
• Reading is prioritized, with many pupils achieving above age expectations.
• Teachers effectively use prior learning to enhance education.
• Pupils have numerous leadership and extracurricular opportunities.

Areas for Improvement

• Delivery of the curriculum is not consistently tailored to meet all pupils' needs, particularly for those with SEND.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at The Howard Primary School attended 96.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at The Howard Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 The Howard Primary School had 16.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 7.6% of pupils at The Howard Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 The Howard Primary School received £7,514 and spent £7,519 for each of its 74 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £4,000 (£50 per pupil).

Across all 7 schools of The Staffordshire Schools Multi Academy Trust, income was £8,220 and spending £8,021 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Tamworth · Staffordshire local authority: places and applications

The Howard Primary School is part of The Staffordshire Schools Multi Academy Trust, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• Mary Howard Church of England Primary School Tamworth
• St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Tamworth
• The Richard Crosse CofE Primary School Burton-On-Trent
• The St. Mary's CofE Primary School Rugeley
• Anson CofE Primary School Stafford
• All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Stafford

What is The Howard Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Howard Primary School is Good, from an inspection in April 2024.

When was The Howard Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Howard Primary School was last inspected in April 2024.

How many pupils does The Howard Primary School have?

The Howard Primary School has 79 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Howard Primary School cover?

The Howard Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are The Howard Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is The Howard Primary School?

The Howard Primary School is at The Square, Elford, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 9DB.