Dosthill Primary School

Dosthill Primary is performing well overall, with pupils who are happy, safe and proud of their school. The school has a warm and inclusive culture, strong behaviour and good personal development, and pupils achieve well, including pupils with SEND. The curriculum is broad and ambitious, reading is a key priority, and recent changes to SEND identification and support are helping pupils access learning more effectively. There are still areas to improve. Some pupils in key stage 2 have gaps in early reading and are not catching up quickly enough. In some subjects, the key knowledge pupils need to remember is not identified precisely enough, which makes it harder for teachers to check understanding and revisit learning. Early years outdoor activities are also not as closely matched to children’s learning needs as indoor activities. The school is part of Fierté Multi-Academy Trust and was previously judged as requiring improvement. A new head of school took up post in September 2024. Safeguarding arrangements are effective, and trustees and the local governing committee support and challenge leaders well.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy, safe and proud of their school.
• The school’s ready, respectful and responsible values are evident in pupils’ behaviour.
• Pupils behave well and the atmosphere is calm and purposeful.
• The curriculum is broad and ambitious across subjects.
• Pupils with SEND are now better identified and supported so they can access learning.
• Reading is a key priority and children get off to a rapid start with phonics in Reception.
• Phonics teaching has improved through a new approach and whole-school training.
• Pupils read books that match the sounds they are learning in Reception and key stage 1.
• Early years staff model talk skilfully and support children’s thinking and communication.
• Wider experiences such as residential trips and learning a musical instrument enrich pupils’ learning.
• Personal development is strong, including learning about cultures, democracy and leadership roles.
• Attendance is monitored effectively through strong school systems.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective.
• Staff feel well supported by leaders and the trust.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils in key stage 2 have gaps in phonics knowledge and are not catching up quickly enough.
• Pupils who fall behind in reading do not receive sufficiently rapid targeted support.
• In some subjects, teachers do not prioritise the key knowledge pupils need to remember over time.
• Lack of precision in curriculum knowledge makes it harder for teachers to check learning and address gaps.
• Some early years outdoor activities are not closely aligned with children’s learning needs.

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 Dosthill Primary School attended 95.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.8% 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, 0.6% of pupils at Dosthill 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 Dosthill Primary School had 23.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.2% 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, 10.7% of pupils at Dosthill Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.9% 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 Dosthill Primary School received £5,797 and spent £5,948 for each of its 492 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £241,000 (£491 per pupil).

Across all 10 schools of Fierté Multi-Academy Trust, income was £6,434 and spending £6,626 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

Dosthill Primary School is part of Fierté Multi-Academy Trust, which runs 10 schools. The nearest others:

• Heathfields Infant Academy Tamworth
• Wilnecote Junior Academy Tamworth
• Manor Primary Academy Tamworth
• Glascote Academy Tamworth
• Ankermoor Primary Academy Tamworth
• Garden Village Primary Academy Tamworth
• Anker Valley Primary Academy Tamworth
• Edge Hill Academy Burton-On-Trent
• The Violet Way Academy Burton-On-Trent

What is Dosthill Primary School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Dosthill Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Dosthill Primary School was last inspected in November 2024.

How many pupils does Dosthill Primary School have?

Dosthill Primary School has 468 pupils on roll.

What age range does Dosthill Primary School cover?

Dosthill Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Dosthill Primary School?

Dosthill Primary School is at High Street, Dosthill, Tamworth, B77 1LQ.