Garden Village Primary Academy

How places are decided at Garden Village Primary Academy

Garden Village Primary Academy: key facts

How many pupils attend Garden Village Primary Academy?

Garden Village Primary Academy has 57 pupils on roll.

What ages does Garden Village Primary Academy take?

Garden Village Primary Academy admits pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is Garden Village Primary Academy located?

Garden Village Primary Academy is located in Tamworth, B77 4EG, Staffordshire.

How do I apply to Garden Village Primary Academy?

Garden Village Primary Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How close do you need to live to get into Garden Village Primary Academy?

On offer day for 2026-27 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Garden Village Primary Academy was 0.217 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Reception places decided at Garden Village Primary Academy?

When Garden Village Primary Academy has more applications than places for 2024-25, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in care / previously in care — Children in care and children who ceased to be in care because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order) , including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted see additional note * below; 2. Exceptional medical or social circumstances plus hardship — Children who satisfy both of the following tests: Test 1: the child is distinguished from the great majority of other applicants either on their own medical grounds or by other exceptional circumstances. ... and Test 2: the child would suffer hardship if they were unable to attend the preferred school; 3. Sibling at the school — Children who have an elder sibling in attendance at Garden Village Primary Academy and who will still be attending the school at the proposed admission date. (For admission purposes, a brother or sister is a child who lives at the same address and either: have one or both natural parents in common; are related by a parents marriage; are adopted or fostered by a common parent or are unrelated children who live at the same address, whose parents live as partners.), and 2 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If a tie-break is necessary, random allocation will be used to determine which child will be offered a place. The local authority will conduct the random allocation on our behalf. This process will be independently verified. Random allocation will not be used if siblings from a multiple birth (twins, triplets etc.) are tied for a place. They will all be offered a place and we will exceed our admission number.

What is the largest ethnic background at Garden Village Primary Academy?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 70.2% of pupils at Garden Village Primary Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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