Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy
Clifton Avenue, Tamworth, B79 8EF
100 pupils · 83% of 120 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- MERCIA PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Free school meals
- 37.1%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 3 March 2026, published 8 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 18 | 18 | 42 | 18 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 38 | 64 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 26 | 25 | 53 | 26 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 28 | 27 | 58 | 28 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 29 | 29 | 59 | 29 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 26 | 25 | 49 | 26 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 27 | 61 | 28 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 39 | 37 | 80 | 37 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School 0.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Coton Green Primary School 0.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Flax Hill Junior Academy 0.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Ashcroft Infants' School 1.1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Moorgate Primary Academy 1.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Leonard's CofE (A) Primary School 1.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.