Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Staffordshire
Clifton Avenue, Tamworth, B79 8EF
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
79%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.6%
12.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
100
Capacity used
Has space83%
120 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
79%
1st preference success rate
30 of 38 families who put it first got an offer
30
Places offered
64
Total applications
2.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 38 | 30 | ● 79% |
| 2nd preference | 16 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 10 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 64 | 30 | 47% |
1st preference success by year
Staffordshire lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Richard Lane
- Address
- Clifton Avenue, Tamworth, B79 8EF
- Phone
- 01827215333
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Mercian · Tamworth
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 140522
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 37% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 8% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: MERCIA PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST
100 pupils · 120 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
03 March 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Expected standard Achievement Expected standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Expected standard Attendance and behaviour Expected standard Leadership and governance Expected standard Early years Expected standard Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 21
01 December 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 63 pupils
Attendance
93.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
6.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
12.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Staffordshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.