Kingsbury Primary SchoolDosthill Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Kingsbury Primary School and Dosthill Primary School are primary schools in Tamworth.

  • Kingsbury Primary School scores 32 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Dosthill Primary School scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). Dosthill Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Kingsbury Primary School was judged in need of urgent improvement and Dosthill Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 54.0% for Kingsbury Primary School and 66.0% for Dosthill Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Kingsbury Primary School (44.0% in 2022-23, 54.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Dosthill Primary School (61.0% in 2022-23, 66.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Kingsbury Primary School versus Dosthill Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure TamworthKingsbury Primary SchoolTamworthDosthill Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF32/100C55/100Stronger figure
Local ranking157th of 185 in Warwickshire 127th of 289 in Staffordshire
InspectionOfsted: Urgent improvementOfsted: GoodStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll226 492
Capacity210 630
LocationTamworth, B78 2HW Tamworth, B77 1LQ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard54.0% 66.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard2.0% 10.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 105.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score101.0 104.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census226 492
Free school meals (ever 6)25.7% 13.6%
English as an additional language2.2% 2.8%
SEN support16.4% 8.9%
SEN with an EHC plan2.2% 0.4%
Attendance
Overall absence7.5% 4.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence21.5% 9.8% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Kingsbury Primary School

Dosthill Primary School

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