The Polesworth School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Dordon Road
 Dordon
 Tamworth
 Staffordshire B78 1QT
Telephone: 01827 702205

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-18)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2011
History: This school arose from The Polesworth School
Trust: Community Academies Trust
Sponsor: Community Academies Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mrs Maura Favell (since September 2016)
Previous Headteacher: Philip Hamilton
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 83.45 / 9.14
Non-teaching Staff*: 61.21
Number of pupils: 1451
Pupils Per Teacher: 17.4
Sex: Mixed (49% boys / 51% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 19.70% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 31.9%
Local child deprivation rate: 15.2% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 10.2%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 19.4%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 13.2km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Warwickshire
Constituency: North Warwickshire
Electoral Ward: Polesworth West
School Number: 9374112

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 2nd February 2023 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Birchwood Primary School (0.3km) show on map
  2. Dordon Primary School (0.8km) show on map
  3. The Nethersole CofE Academy (1.3km) show on map
  4. Three Peaks Primary Academy (2.2km) show on map
  5. Stoneydelph Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  6. Garden Village Primary Academy (2.6km) show on map
  7. Amington Heath Primary School and Nursery (2.9km) show on map
  8. Two Rivers Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  9. Two Rivers High School (3.0km) show on map
  10. Heathfields Infant Academy (3.0km) show on map
  11. Wilnecote Junior Academy (3.1km) show on map
  12. The Wilnecote School (3.1km) show on map
  13. Glascote Academy (3.2km) show on map
  14. Oakhill Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  15. Warton Nethersole's CofE Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  16. Lift Tamworth (3.4km) show on map
  17. Bird's Bush Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  18. Woodside CofE Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  19. Landau Forte Academy, Amington (3.6km) show on map
  20. St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  21. Landau Forte Academy Greenacres (3.7km) show on map
  22. Lakeside Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  23. Wood End Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  24. Florendine Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  25. The Woodlands Community Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  26. Hanbury's Farm Community Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  27. Two Gates Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  28. William MacGregor Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  29. Ankermoor Primary Academy (4.5km) show on map
  30. Dosthill Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  31. Kettlebrook Short Stay School (4.9km) show on map
  32. Millfield Primary School (5.4km) show on map
  33. Mortimer House School (5.4km) show on map
  34. Hurley Primary School (5.6km) show on map
  35. Landau Forte Academy, QEMS (5.8km) show on map
  36. Anker Valley Primary Academy (5.9km) show on map
  37. Landau Forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form (5.9km) show on map
  38. Sutherland School (5.9km) show on map
  39. Moorgate Primary Academy (6.1km) show on map
  40. Ashcroft Infants' School (6.1km) show on map
  41. Atherstone Nursery School (6.3km) show on map
  42. Austrey CofE Primary School (6.4km) show on map
  43. Flax Hill Junior Academy (6.4km) show on map
  44. Kingsbury Primary School (6.4km) show on map
  45. Racemeadow Primary Academy (6.5km) show on map
  46. Newton Regis CofE Primary School (6.5km) show on map
  47. Kingsbury School, A Specialist Science and Ma... (6.5km) show on map
  48. Manor Primary Academy (6.6km) show on map
  49. Outwoods Primary School (6.8km) show on map
  50. Sheepy Magna Church of England Primary School (6.9km) show on map
  51. Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy (7.0km) show on map
  52. St Leonard's CofE (A) Primary School (7.0km) show on map
  53. Dunstall Park Primary School (7.1km) show on map
  54. St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School (7.1km) show on map
  55. The Queen Elizabeth Academy (7.1km) show on map
  56. St Benedict's Catholic Primary Academy (7.2km) show on map
  57. Lift Rawlett (7.2km) show on map
  58. Longwood Primary School (7.2km) show on map
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  60. Witherley Church of England Primary School (7.9km) show on map
  61. Twycross House Pre-Preparatory School (8.6km) show on map
  62. Twycross House School (8.6km) show on map
  63. Thomas Barnes Primary School (8.7km) show on map
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  66. Sir John Moore Church of England Primary School (9.9km) show on map
  67. Michael Drayton Junior School (10.0km) show on map
  68. Arc School Ansley (10.3km) show on map
  69. Hartshill Academy (10.4km) show on map
  70. Nathaniel Newton Infant School (10.5km) show on map
  71. Galley Common Infant School (10.8km) show on map
  72. Arc School Old Arley (11.1km) show on map
  73. Shustoke CofE Primary School (11.2km) show on map
  74. The Howard Primary School (11.4km) show on map
  75. Curdworth Primary School (11.5km) show on map
  76. St Anne's Catholic Academy (11.6km) show on map
  77. Mary Howard Church of England Primary School (11.6km) show on map
  78. Whittington Primary and Nursery School (11.6km) show on map
  79. Congerstone Primary School (11.7km) show on map
  80. The Secret Garden School (11.7km) show on map
  81. Snarestone Church of England School (11.8km) show on map
  82. Trinity Specialist College (11.8km) show on map
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  84. New Hall Primary School (12.0km) show on map
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  86. Camp Hill Primary School (12.2km) show on map
  87. Arley Primary Academy (12.3km) show on map
  88. St Paul's CofE Primary School, Nuneaton (12.5km) show on map
  89. Stockingford Maintained Nursery School (12.8km) show on map
  90. Stockingford Academy (12.8km) show on map
  91. Lower Farm Academy (12.9km) show on map
  92. High Meadow Community School (13.0km) show on map
  93. Holy Cross Catholic Primary School (13.1km) show on map
  94. The Royal Sutton School (13.1km) show on map
  95. Fairfax (13.2km) show on map
  96. Little Sutton Primary School (13.2km) show on map
  97. Measham Church of England Primary School (13.2km) show on map
  98. Discovery Academy (13.2km) show on map
  99. St Charles Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy (13.2km) show on map
  100. Nuneaton Academy (13.3km) show on map
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Associated Schools

Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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