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William MacGregor Primary School

Primary Ages 4-11 210 pupils Tamworth
Ofsted: Good
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William MacGregor Primary School is an academy converter in Tamworth for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has 210 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for William MacGregor Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2018 of its predecessor, William MacGregor Primary School. In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Ofsted inspection: March 2023. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Glascote Road
Glascote
Tamworth
Staffordshire
B77 2AF
Phone 01827215600
Reference Number 146130

General Makeup

Number of pupils 210
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.86%
Girls: 47.14%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 20.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 12.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 30
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 18 11 29
2 15 15 30
3 17 14 31
4 17 12 29
5 15 17 32
6 12 17 29

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 79%
White, Other 10.5%
White & Black (Caribbean) 2.4%
Mixed, Other 2.4%
Indian 1.4%
White & Black (African) 1%
Pakistani 1%
Asian, Other 1%
White & Asian 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, William MacGregor Primary School, inspected in January 2018.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 24 Jan 2023 – no overall grade published for this inspection
Date Report
24 Jan 2023 School inspection
12 Sep 2018 Academy conversion letter
18 Jan 2018 Short inspection
Previously as William MacGregor Primary School
24 Jan 2013 Full inspection:
14 Oct 2009 Full inspection:
20 Jun 2007 Full inspection:
10 Mar 2003 Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 50%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 7%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 106
Maths 104

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 1
Writing -0.6
Maths 0.8

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Progress Scores

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 20 0
Third Preference 11 0
From another Local Authority 1 1

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 William MacGregor Primary School had 202 pupils for 210 places. 8 places (3.8%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Tamworth 2 Primary” planning area

Staffordshire counted 195 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 206 in 2029–30, up 6%.

201920212022202320242025
Places 210210210210210210
Pupils 203208205201206202
Unfilled 3.3%1.0%2.4%4.3%1.9%3.8%

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 William MacGregor Primary School attended 95.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 2.4%1.6%4.4%3.7%3.3%3.7%
Unauthorised absence 0.7%0.5%1.0%1.1%1.7%1.3%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.6%0.0%

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, 2.4% of pupils at William MacGregor Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.51.01.00.50.03.910.7
Permanent exclusions 0000001

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 William MacGregor Primary School had 21.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

20192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 12.311.912.812.813.027.611.813.7
Teachers who left state teaching 12.0%0.0%0.0%17.0%51.0%0.0%0.0%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 8.3%–36.4%57.1%42.9%61.5%72.7%–
Sick days per teacher 1.3–2.24.40.91.89.8–

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, 19.0% of pupils at William MacGregor Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Social, emotional and mental health 14 1
Moderate learning difficulty 12 1
Speech, language and communication needs 8 2
Autistic spectrum disorder 3 1
Specific learning difficulty 3 0
Vision impairment 0 1

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 William MacGregor Primary School received £6,280 and spent £7,505 for each of its 207 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £153,000 (-£741 per pupil).

Across all 23 schools of The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership, income was £7,703 and spending £8,151 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

2019202020212022202320242025
Revenue reserve £71,000£118,000£144,000£151,000£29,000-£83,000-£153,000
per pupil £345£568£687£744£144-£408-£741
In-year balance £82,000£57,000-£59,000£235,000-£139,000-£117,000-£254,000
per pupil £399£275-£281£1,158-£692-£575-£1,225

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.

Name Distance
The Woodlands Community Primary School
Canning Road, Glascote, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 3JX
0.5 miles
Ankermoor Primary Academy
Rene Road, Bolehall, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 3NW
0.54 miles
Lakeside Primary School
Leyland Road, Glascote, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 2SA
0.6 miles
Hanbury's Farm Community Primary School
Derwent, Off Field Farm Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 2LD
0.79 miles
Moorgate Primary Academy
Moorgate, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 7EL
0.84 miles
St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School
Wilnecote Lane, Belgrave, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 2LF
0.89 miles
Florendine Primary School
Florendine Street, Amington, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 3DD
0.91 miles
Oakhill Primary School
Hawksworth, Glascote Heath, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 2HH
0.96 miles
Glascote Academy
Silverlink Road, Glascote, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 2EA
0.99 miles
Two Gates Primary School
Tamworth Road, Two Gates, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 1EN
1.03 miles
Bird's Bush Primary School
Birds Bush Road, Belgrave, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 2NE
1.16 miles
Amington Heath Primary School and Nursery
Quince, Amington, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 4EN
1.17 miles
Two Rivers Primary School
Quince, Amington, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 4EN
1.18 miles
Ashcroft Infants' School
Mildenhall, Off Wigginton Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 8RU
1.23 miles
Anker Valley Primary Academy
Brooklime Way, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 0FD
1.26 miles
Flax Hill Junior Academy
Chestnut Avenue, Gillway, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 8QZ
1.28 miles
Landau Forte Academy Greenacres
Levett Road, Amington, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 4AB
1.39 miles
Millfield Primary School
Coleshill Street, Fazeley, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B78 3RQ
1.39 miles
Stoneydelph Primary School
Crowden Road, Wilnecote, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 4LS
1.43 miles
Dunstall Park Primary School
Austen Drive, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B78 3BQ
1.5 miles
Name Distance
Mortimer House School
Mortimer House, 17 Victoria Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 7HS
0.53 miles
Sutherland School
Hospital Street, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 7EE
0.8 miles
Landau Forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form
Ashby Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 8AA
0.88 miles
Landau Forte Academy, Amington
Woodland Road, Amington, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 4FF
0.9 miles
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS
Ashby Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 8AH
0.95 miles
Lift Tamworth
Birds Bush Road, Belgrave, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 2NE
1.05 miles
Two Rivers High School
Torc Campus, Silver Link Road, Glascote Heath, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 2HJ
1.21 miles
The Wilnecote School
Tinkers Green Road, Wilnecote, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 5LF
1.8 miles
Lift Rawlett
Comberford Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 9AA
1.81 miles
The Polesworth School
Dordon Road, Dordon, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B78 1QT
2.89 miles
Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy
Tamworth Road, Kingsbury, Kingsbury School, Kingsbury, Staffordshire, B78 2LF
4.34 miles

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

William MacGregor Primary School is part of The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership, which runs 23 schools. The nearest others:

What is William MacGregor Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for William MacGregor Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2018 of its predecessor, William MacGregor Primary School.

When was William MacGregor Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

William MacGregor Primary School was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does William MacGregor Primary School have?

William MacGregor Primary School has 210 pupils on roll.

What age range does William MacGregor Primary School cover?

William MacGregor Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

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

Where is William MacGregor Primary School?

William MacGregor Primary School is at Glascote Road, Glascote, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 2AF.

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