Flax Hill Junior Academy
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Tamworth, West Midlands B79 8QZ · Staffordshire
#763 of 1,690 primary schools in West Midlands
#7598 of 15,697 nationally
About Flax Hill Junior Academy
Flax Hill Junior Academy is a academy primary located in Tamworth, in the Staffordshire local authority of West Midlands, England. It caters for Ages 7–11. In 2025 it enrolled 294 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 51.8 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of primary schools in England and 763rd of 1,690 ranked primary schools in West Midlands. Its strongest component is ks2: higher standard (61th percentile), and its weakest is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (35th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 294; capacity filled 98%.
There are 48 schools in Tamworth; Flax Hill Junior Academy ranks 17th of 45 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against primary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)66%
- KS2: higher standard (20%)9%
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)–
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)–
- A level points per entry (10%)–
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)28.2%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Flax Hill Junior Academy by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 294
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 28.2%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 98%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- KS2 expected standard (RWM)
- 66%
- Share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
- KS2 higher standard (RWM)
- 9%
- Share of pupils reaching the higher standard in reading, writing and maths.
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Schools near Flax Hill Junior Academy
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Ashcroft Infants' School
Tamworth · Local authority primary · Ages 3–7
133 students · 402 m away
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS
Tamworth · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,029 students · 538 m away
Landau Forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form
Tamworth · Academy sixth form · Ages 16–19
424 students · 646 m away
Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy
Tamworth · Academy primary · Ages 3–7
100 students · 739 m away
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School
Tamworth · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
· 797 m away
Anker Valley Primary Academy
Tamworth · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
146 students · 855 m away
Lift Rawlett
Tamworth · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
926 students · 890 m away
Moorgate Primary Academy
Tamworth · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
310 students · 1.1 km away
St Leonard's CofE (A) Primary School
Tamworth · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
130 students · 1.1 km away
Coton Green Primary School
Tamworth · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
324 students · 1.2 km away
Similar schools
Academy primary schools in West Midlands with a comparable Pupils on roll.
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
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293 students
Holly Grove Primary Academy
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293 students
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic First School
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297 students
Stourport Primary Academy
Stourport-on-Severn · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
291 students
Bordesley Village Primary School
Birmingham · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
291 students
Whitchurch CofE Infant and Nursery Academy
Whitchurch · Academy primary · Ages 3–7
291 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Flax Hill Junior Academy a good school?
Flax Hill Junior Academy has a Success Index (England) of 51.8 out of 100 (Top 50% of primary schools in England) and ranks #763 of 1,690 in West Midlands. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Flax Hill Junior Academy rank in West Midlands?
Flax Hill Junior Academy ranks #763 of 1,690 primary schools in West Midlands and #7598 of 15,697 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Flax Hill Junior Academy?
Flax Hill Junior Academy had 294 students in 2025.
Is Flax Hill Junior Academy a primary school or a secondary school?
Flax Hill Junior Academy is classified as a primary covering Ages 7–11. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Flax Hill Junior Academy?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Flax Hill Junior Academy; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.