What did Ofsted judge The Howard Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged The Howard Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in March 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend The Howard Primary School?

The Howard Primary School has 79 pupils on roll.

What ages does The Howard Primary School take?

The Howard Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is The Howard Primary School located?

The Howard Primary School is located in Tamworth, B79 9DB, Staffordshire.

How do I apply to The Howard Primary School?

The Howard Primary School 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 The Howard Primary School?

Distance did not decide places at The Howard Primary School for 2025-26 (Reception): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How are Reception places decided at The Howard Primary School?

When The Howard Primary School has more applications than places for 2022-23, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in Care / Previously in Care (England or Wales) — Children in Care and children who ceased to be in care because they were adopted (or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order) as defined by the Children Act 1989; 2. Children previously in care outside of England or Wales — Children previously in care outside of England or Wales who ceased to be in care because they were adopted (or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order); 3. Medical grounds or exceptional circumstances with 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. Medical grounds must be supported by a medical report (obtained by the applicant and provided at the point of application). This report must clearly justify, for health reasons only, why it is better for the child's health to attend the preferred school rather than any other school. Exceptional circumstances must relate to the choice of school and the individual child, i.e. the circumstances of the child, not the economic or social circumstances of the parent/carer. They should be supported by a professional report (obtained by the applicant and provided at the point of application), e.g. social worker. This report must clearly justify why it is better for the child to attend the preferred school rather than any other school. and Test 2: the child would suffer hardship if they were unable to attend the preferred school. Hardship means severe suffering of any kind, not merely difficulty or inconvenience, which is likely to be experienced as a result of the child attending a different school. Applicants must provide detailed information about both the type and severity of any likely hardship at the time of application, and 3 further criteria. The school offers 9 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Where it is not possible to accommodate all children applying for places within a particular category then the Trust will allocate the available places through random selection. This process will be supervised by someone independent of the Trust, and a fresh round of random allocation will be used each time a child is offered a place from a waiting list.

What is the largest ethnic background at The Howard Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 94.9% of pupils at The Howard Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

The Howard Primary School: Ofsted, Results & Catchment 2026

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How close did you need to live?

Distance did not decide places here

Every applicant who applied on time was offered a place for 2025-26 (Reception), so there was no cut-off distance. This changes from year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How places were offered at The Howard Primary School, year by year →

How places are decided at The Howard Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2022-23 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Children in Care / Previously in Care (England or Wales) — Children in Care and children who ceased to be in care because they were adopted (or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order) as defined by the Children Act 1989.
2Children previously in care outside of England or Wales — Children previously in care outside of England or Wales who ceased to be in care because they were adopted (or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order).
3Medical grounds or exceptional circumstances with 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. Medical grounds must be supported by a medical report (obtained by the applicant and provided at the point of application). This report must clearly justify, for health reasons only, why it is better for the child's health to attend the preferred school rather than any other school. Exceptional circumstances must relate to the choice of school and the individual child, i.e. the circumstances of the child, not the economic or social circumstances of the parent/carer. They should be supported by a professional report (obtained by the applicant and provided at the point of application), e.g. social worker. This report must clearly justify why it is better for the child to attend the preferred school rather than any other school. and Test 2: the child would suffer hardship if they were unable to attend the preferred school. Hardship means severe suffering of any kind, not merely difficulty or inconvenience, which is likely to be experienced as a result of the child attending a different school. Applicants must provide detailed information about both the type and severity of any likely hardship at the time of application.
4Catchment area — Children living within the catchment area.
5Sibling — Children who have an elder sibling in attendance at the preferred school (or in the case of an infants school, the affiliated Junior school) 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.)
6Proximity (straight-line distance) — Other children arranged in order of priority according to how near their home addresses are to the main gate of the school, determined by a straight-line measurement as calculated by the Trust's Geographical Information System.

If two applications tie: Where it is not possible to accommodate all children applying for places within a particular category then the Trust will allocate the available places through random selection. This process will be supervised by someone independent of the Trust, and a fresh round of random allocation will be used each time a child is offered a place from a waiting list.

The PAN of 12 is stated as being for compulsory school aged children. EHCP children naming the school must be admitted and this reduces places available to other applicants. The policy is titled 2022-23 but the last review date and some internal references (e.g. 'until 31 December 2021', 'by 13 March 2021') suggest the document may have been carried over with limited updates from an earlier year.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

The Howard Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge The Howard Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged The Howard Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in March 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend The Howard Primary School?: The Howard Primary School has 79 pupils on roll.
What ages does The Howard Primary School take?: The Howard Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.
Where is The Howard Primary School located?: The Howard Primary School is located in Tamworth, B79 9DB, Staffordshire.
How do I apply to The Howard Primary School?: The Howard Primary School 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 The Howard Primary School?: Distance did not decide places at The Howard Primary School for 2025-26 (Reception): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
How are Reception places decided at The Howard Primary School?: When The Howard Primary School has more applications than places for 2022-23, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in Care / Previously in Care (England or Wales) — Children in Care and children who ceased to be in care because they were adopted (or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order) as defined by the Children Act 1989; 2. Children previously in care outside of England or Wales — Children previously in care outside of England or Wales who ceased to be in care because they were adopted (or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order); 3. Medical grounds or exceptional circumstances with 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. Medical grounds must be supported by a medical report (obtained by the applicant and provided at the point of application). This report must clearly justify, for health reasons only, why it is better for the child's health to attend the preferred school rather than any other school. Exceptional circumstances must relate to the choice of school and the individual child, i.e. the circumstances of the child, not the economic or social circumstances of the parent/carer. They should be supported by a professional report (obtained by the applicant and provided at the point of application), e.g. social worker. This report must clearly justify why it is better for the child to attend the preferred school rather than any other school. and Test 2: the child would suffer hardship if they were unable to attend the preferred school. Hardship means severe suffering of any kind, not merely difficulty or inconvenience, which is likely to be experienced as a result of the child attending a different school. Applicants must provide detailed information about both the type and severity of any likely hardship at the time of application, and 3 further criteria. The school offers 9 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Where it is not possible to accommodate all children applying for places within a particular category then the Trust will allocate the available places through random selection. This process will be supervised by someone independent of the Trust, and a fresh round of random allocation will be used each time a child is offered a place from a waiting list.
What is the largest ethnic background at The Howard Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 94.9% of pupils at The Howard Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at The Howard Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2022-23 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Children in Care / Previously in Care (England or Wales) — Children in Care and children who ceased to be in care because they were adopted (or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order) as defined by the Children Act 1989.
2Children previously in care outside of England or Wales — Children previously in care outside of England or Wales who ceased to be in care because they were adopted (or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order).
3Medical grounds or exceptional circumstances with 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. Medical grounds must be supported by a medical report (obtained by the applicant and provided at the point of application). This report must clearly justify, for health reasons only, why it is better for the child's health to attend the preferred school rather than any other school. Exceptional circumstances must relate to the choice of school and the individual child, i.e. the circumstances of the child, not the economic or social circumstances of the parent/carer. They should be supported by a professional report (obtained by the applicant and provided at the point of application), e.g. social worker. This report must clearly justify why it is better for the child to attend the preferred school rather than any other school. and Test 2: the child would suffer hardship if they were unable to attend the preferred school. Hardship means severe suffering of any kind, not merely difficulty or inconvenience, which is likely to be experienced as a result of the child attending a different school. Applicants must provide detailed information about both the type and severity of any likely hardship at the time of application.
4Catchment area — Children living within the catchment area.
5Sibling — Children who have an elder sibling in attendance at the preferred school (or in the case of an infants school, the affiliated Junior school) 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.)
6Proximity (straight-line distance) — Other children arranged in order of priority according to how near their home addresses are to the main gate of the school, determined by a straight-line measurement as calculated by the Trust's Geographical Information System.

The Howard Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge The Howard Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged The Howard Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in March 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend The Howard Primary School?: The Howard Primary School has 79 pupils on roll.
What ages does The Howard Primary School take?: The Howard Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.
Where is The Howard Primary School located?: The Howard Primary School is located in Tamworth, B79 9DB, Staffordshire.
How do I apply to The Howard Primary School?: The Howard Primary School 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 The Howard Primary School?: Distance did not decide places at The Howard Primary School for 2025-26 (Reception): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
How are Reception places decided at The Howard Primary School?: When The Howard Primary School has more applications than places for 2022-23, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in Care / Previously in Care (England or Wales) — Children in Care and children who ceased to be in care because they were adopted (or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order) as defined by the Children Act 1989; 2. Children previously in care outside of England or Wales — Children previously in care outside of England or Wales who ceased to be in care because they were adopted (or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order); 3. Medical grounds or exceptional circumstances with 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. Medical grounds must be supported by a medical report (obtained by the applicant and provided at the point of application). This report must clearly justify, for health reasons only, why it is better for the child's health to attend the preferred school rather than any other school. Exceptional circumstances must relate to the choice of school and the individual child, i.e. the circumstances of the child, not the economic or social circumstances of the parent/carer. They should be supported by a professional report (obtained by the applicant and provided at the point of application), e.g. social worker. This report must clearly justify why it is better for the child to attend the preferred school rather than any other school. and Test 2: the child would suffer hardship if they were unable to attend the preferred school. Hardship means severe suffering of any kind, not merely difficulty or inconvenience, which is likely to be experienced as a result of the child attending a different school. Applicants must provide detailed information about both the type and severity of any likely hardship at the time of application, and 3 further criteria. The school offers 9 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Where it is not possible to accommodate all children applying for places within a particular category then the Trust will allocate the available places through random selection. This process will be supervised by someone independent of the Trust, and a fresh round of random allocation will be used each time a child is offered a place from a waiting list.
What is the largest ethnic background at The Howard Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 94.9% of pupils at The Howard Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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