Two Gates Primary School

Two Gates Primary School has been rated as 'Good' in all areas during its first inspection since becoming an academy. The school provides a welcoming and supportive environment where pupils feel safe and are encouraged to learn. The leadership team has high expectations for both students and staff, leading to improvements in the curriculum and pupil outcomes, particularly in core subjects like reading and mathematics. Parents and staff generally express positive views about the school, though there are some concerns regarding communication between the school and some parents about their children's progress.

Strengths

• Welcoming and respectful school environment
• High expectations from leaders for pupils and staff
• Well-planned curriculum that supports learning
• Strong subject knowledge among staff
• Effective behaviour management leading to positive pupil conduct
• Nurturing atmosphere for pupils, including those with SEND
• Positive attitudes towards learning
• Strong efforts to promote reading and support struggling pupils
• Children in early years develop well with adequate preparation for Year 1
• Supportive leadership that values staff well-being

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent delivery of the curriculum in a small number of subjects
• Some parents feel inadequately informed about their children's learning

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 Two Gates Primary School attended 94.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.6% 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, 2.3% of pupils at Two Gates Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). 2 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 Two Gates Primary School had 22.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.3% 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, 21.3% of pupils at Two Gates Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.3% 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 Two Gates Primary School received £7,254 and spent £8,439 for each of its 217 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £161,000 (-£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

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

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

• William MacGregor Primary School Tamworth
• Dunstall Park Primary School Tamworth
• Coton Green Primary School Tamworth
• The Royal Sutton School Sutton Coldfield
• Curdworth Primary School Sutton Coldfield
• Mere Green Primary School Sutton Coldfield
• Greysbrooke Primary School Lichfield
• The Arthur Terry School Sutton Coldfield
• Hill West Primary School Sutton Coldfield
• Anna Seward Primary Lichfield

What is Two Gates Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Two Gates Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2023.

When was Two Gates Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Two Gates Primary School was last inspected in June 2023.

How many pupils does Two Gates Primary School have?

Two Gates Primary School has 230 pupils on roll.

What age range does Two Gates Primary School cover?

Two Gates Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 42% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Two Gates Primary School?

Two Gates Primary School is at Tamworth Road, Two Gates, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 1EN.