Flax Hill Junior AcademyMoorgate Primary Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Tamworth.

Summary of the comparison

Flax Hill Junior Academy and Moorgate Primary Academy are primary schools in Tamworth.

Flax Hill Junior Academy scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Moorgate Primary Academy scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). Flax Hill Junior Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Flax Hill Junior Academy was judged the expected standard and Moorgate Primary Academy was judged Good.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 66.0% for Flax Hill Junior Academy and 59.0% for Moorgate Primary Academy.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Flax Hill Junior Academy (65.0% in 2022-23, 66.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Moorgate Primary Academy (59.0% in 2022-23, 59.0% in 2024-25).

Flax Hill Junior Academy versus Moorgate Primary Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	TamworthFlax Hill Junior Academy	TamworthMoorgate Primary Academy	England average
Overview
Our score	C59/100Stronger figure	C55/100
Local ranking	105th of 289 in Staffordshire Stronger figure	128th of 289 in Staffordshire
Inspection	Ofsted: Expected	Ofsted: Good
School type	Academy converter	Academy sponsor led
Phase	Primary	Primary
Age range	7-11	2-11
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	301	302
Capacity	300	315
Location	Tamworth, B79 8QZ	Tamworth, B79 7EL
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	66.0% Stronger figure	59.0%	62.0%
At higher standard	9.0%	18.0% Stronger figure	8.0%
Reading average scaled score	106.0 Stronger figure	105.0	106.0
Maths average scaled score	104.0	105.0 Stronger figure	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	301	302
Free school meals (ever 6)	32.9%	31.5%
English as an additional language	4.7%	23.5%
SEN support	13.9%	15.2%
SEN with an EHC plan	0.7%	1.0%
Attendance
Overall absence	4.6% Stronger figure	4.9%	6.2%
Persistent absence	10.7% Stronger figure	12.0%	15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.