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Lichfield covers all 585 WS14 postcodes. Figures are for the council area, not for WS14 alone
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Map of schools in Lichfield

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Schools are coloured by their last Ofsted grade, or by results compared with England schools of the same type in the same year: reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school, and Attainment 8 at GCSE. Special, alternative provision, independent, nursery, 16 to 19 and all-through schools are not compared. Behind them, neighbourhoods are coloured by the education, skills and training measure of the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (England only). Sources: Department for Education, Ofsted, MHCLG. Open Government Licence v3.0. This map outlines Lichfield and its wards. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools and results

How schools here are spread and how pupils are doing. There are no league tables on this page.

Schools in the area
61
Oct 2026 · aggregated
Pupils on roll
17,466
2025/26 · aggregated
Graded schools rated Good or Outstanding
88%
as at 31 Aug 2026 · aggregated
3.2 percentage points lower than England
West Midlands 90.3%England 91.2%
KS2 reading, writing and maths at expected standard
65.2%
2024/25 · aggregated
2.4 percentage points higher than England
West Midlands 61.8%England 62.8%
KS4 Attainment 8 score
45.2
2024/25 · aggregated
About the same as England
West Midlands 44England 45.3
Schools opened in the last two years
1
Oct 2024 to Sep 2026 · aggregated
How do we know these figures?
FigureSourcePeriodGeographyMethod and limits
Schools in the area
Open schools (excluding children's centres) with a postcode in the area.
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
Oct 2026Lichfield (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Pupils on roll
Pupils on roll at schools in the area (January 2026 census where reported). Pupils may live elsewhere.
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
2025/26Lichfield (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Graded schools rated Good or Outstanding
Share of schools with a 1-4 Ofsted grade that are Outstanding or Good.
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
as at 31 Aug 2026Lichfield (Council area)aggregated, high quality
KS2 reading, writing and maths at expected standard
Pupil-weighted share of year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in all of reading, writing and maths (2024/25).
Department for Education (compare school performance)
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0
2024/25Lichfield (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Pupil-weighted mean of school percentages (eligible pupils). From 42 schools. Schools are counted where they are located, not where pupils live.
KS4 Attainment 8 score
Cohort-weighted mean of school Attainment 8 scores (2024/25).
Department for Education (compare school performance)
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0
2024/25Lichfield (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Cohort-weighted mean of school Attainment 8 scores. From 12 schools. Schools are counted where they are located, not where pupils live.
Schools opened in the last two years
New schools (not academy conversions, relaunches or mergers) with an opening date Oct 2024 - Sep 2026.
Department for Education (GIAS)
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0
Oct 2024 to Sep 2026Lichfield (Council area)aggregated, medium quality
Method: Schools in an area

Each open school is located by the postcode of its GIAS record, so it belongs to exactly one postcode district, ward, built-up area, constituency, council and so on. A school is counted where it is, not where its pupils live; pupils often cross boundaries. Children's centres are excluded. Phase and type are the GIAS labels grouped for display.

Method: Pupil-weighted school measures

FSM, SEN and absence percentages are school-level figures averaged with school roll (January 2026 census) as the weight; KS2 and KS4 measures are averaged with the number of eligible pupils (KS2) or the KS4 cohort as the weight. This equals the share of pupils in the area's schools, not of pupils living in the area. The England value uses the same method on the same files and is the comparator. Suppressed school values are skipped, so coverage differs by measure (the number of schools used is in the notes). Ofsted outcomes are the latest overall grade on record at 31 August 2026; schools inspected under the new report-card framework may carry no single grade.

Method: Change events

Events are dated records from public registers: company insolvency notices in The Gazette (loaded from July 2025, so the window is under 24 months), charity registrations and removals (Charity Commission register events), and school opening and closing dates (GIAS), where academy conversions, relaunches and mergers are labelled separately from genuine new schools and closures. They are located at the registered office, registered address or school premises, which is not necessarily where an organisation operates or where affected people live. Each council shows only its most recent events per type (cap per type); wards show all loaded events. The Gazette feed carries insolvency notices only, not planning, licensing or other notices. A notice is an event on the register, not a judgement about the organisation. No individuals' names are stored.

Latest Ofsted judgements

  • Outstanding13.2%
  • Good69.8%
  • Requires improvement11.3%
  • Not judged5.7%

This place England

Share of schools by latest overall judgement. Inspection frameworks have changed over time, so older and newer judgements are not like for like. as at 31 Aug 2026.

How do we know this?
FigureSourcePeriodGeographyMethod and limits
Ofsted grades of schools
Latest overall Ofsted grade of schools in the area as at 31 Aug 2026 (distribution).
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
as at 31 Aug 2026Lichfield (Council area)
Method: Pupil-weighted school measures

FSM, SEN and absence percentages are school-level figures averaged with school roll (January 2026 census) as the weight; KS2 and KS4 measures are averaged with the number of eligible pupils (KS2) or the KS4 cohort as the weight. This equals the share of pupils in the area's schools, not of pupils living in the area. The England value uses the same method on the same files and is the comparator. Suppressed school values are skipped, so coverage differs by measure (the number of schools used is in the notes). Ofsted outcomes are the latest overall grade on record at 31 August 2026; schools inspected under the new report-card framework may carry no single grade.

Schools by phase

  • Primary70.5%
  • Other or not recorded18%
  • Secondary9.8%
  • All-through1.6%

This place England

Share of schools. Oct 2026.

How do we know this?
FigureSourcePeriodGeographyMethod and limits
Schools by phase
Open schools by phase of education (distribution).
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
Oct 2026Lichfield (Council area)
Method: Schools in an area

Each open school is located by the postcode of its GIAS record, so it belongs to exactly one postcode district, ward, built-up area, constituency, council and so on. A school is counted where it is, not where its pupils live; pupils often cross boundaries. Children's centres are excluded. Phase and type are the GIAS labels grouped for display.

Schools by type

  • Academies63.9%
  • Local authority maintained19.7%
  • Special schools (La)8.2%
  • Free schools6.6%
  • Independent1.6%

This place England

Share of schools. Oct 2026.

How do we know this?
FigureSourcePeriodGeographyMethod and limits
Schools by type
Open schools by establishment type group (distribution).
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
Oct 2026Lichfield (Council area)
Method: Schools in an area

Each open school is located by the postcode of its GIAS record, so it belongs to exactly one postcode district, ward, built-up area, constituency, council and so on. A school is counted where it is, not where its pupils live; pupils often cross boundaries. Children's centres are excluded. Phase and type are the GIAS labels grouped for display.

Pupils and attendance

Pupils eligible for free school meals
18.1%
2025/26 · aggregated
6.7 percentage points lower than England
West Midlands 30.6%England 24.8%
Pupils on SEN support
13.1%
2025/26 · aggregated
1.7 percentage points lower than England
West Midlands 15.4%England 14.8%
Pupils with an EHC plan
8.7%
2025/26 · aggregated
2.7 percentage points higher than England
West Midlands 5.7%England 6%
Overall absence rate
6.3%
2024/25 · aggregated
About the same as England
West Midlands 6.8%England 6.7%
Persistent absence
15.4%
2024/25 · aggregated
2.4 percentage points lower than England
West Midlands 18.6%England 17.8%
How do we know these figures?
FigureSourcePeriodGeographyMethod and limits
Pupils eligible for free school meals
Pupil-weighted share of pupils eligible for free school meals (2025/26).
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
2025/26Lichfield (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Share of pupils at schools in the area; pupil-weighted. From 60 schools. Schools are counted where they are located, not where pupils live.
Pupils on SEN support
Pupil-weighted share of pupils receiving SEN support (2025/26).
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
2025/26Lichfield (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Share of pupils at schools in the area; pupil-weighted. From 60 schools. Schools are counted where they are located, not where pupils live.
Pupils with an EHC plan
Pupil-weighted share of pupils with an education, health and care plan (2025/26).
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
2025/26Lichfield (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Share of pupils at schools in the area; pupil-weighted. From 60 schools. Schools are counted where they are located, not where pupils live.
Overall absence rate
Pupil-weighted share of sessions missed for any reason (2024/25).
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
2024/25Lichfield (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Pupil-weighted mean of school rates. From 52 schools. Schools are counted where they are located, not where pupils live.
Persistent absence
Pupil-weighted share of pupils missing 10% or more of sessions (2024/25).
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
2024/25Lichfield (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Pupil-weighted mean of school rates. From 52 schools. Schools are counted where they are located, not where pupils live.
Method: Pupil-weighted school measures

FSM, SEN and absence percentages are school-level figures averaged with school roll (January 2026 census) as the weight; KS2 and KS4 measures are averaged with the number of eligible pupils (KS2) or the KS4 cohort as the weight. This equals the share of pupils in the area's schools, not of pupils living in the area. The England value uses the same method on the same files and is the comparator. Suppressed school values are skipped, so coverage differs by measure (the number of schools used is in the notes). Ofsted outcomes are the latest overall grade on record at 31 August 2026; schools inspected under the new report-card framework may carry no single grade.

Pupil characteristics describe who attends local schools, not how good the schools are. Absence and special educational needs rates differ for many reasons beyond the school.

Adult qualifications

What residents have studied, from the census.

Adults with no qualifications
17.1%
2021
1 percentage points lower than England
England 18%
Adults with a degree-level qualification or above
33.6%
2021
About the same as England
England 34%
How do we know these figures?
FigureSourcePeriodGeographyMethod and limits
Adults with no qualifications
Share of usual residents aged 16 and over with no qualifications (Census 2021).
Office for National Statistics
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0
2021Lichfield (Council area)direct, high quality
Adults with a degree-level qualification or above
Share of usual residents aged 16 and over whose highest qualification is Level 4 (degree level) or above (Census 2021).
Office for National Statistics
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0
2021Lichfield (Council area)direct, high quality
Method: Census 2021 housing, health and qualifications for Wales

Wales held its census on the same day as England (21 March 2021) with the same questions, so the figures are directly comparable. For Wales we use the published local authority tables. Tenure counts shared ownership with owners; "private rented" includes people who live rent free, as in the England figures. Overcrowding is an occupancy rating of -1 or less for bedrooms. Qualifications are for people aged 16 and over; "no qualifications" and "Level 4 or above" (degree level and above) are shares of all those people. Counts are rounded by random adjustment, so tiny differences from other tables are expected. Wales households per local authority are not split to small areas here.

Highest qualification of people aged 16 and over, Census 2021 (21 March 2021). Level 4 is degree level and above. Older adults are less likely to hold formal qualifications, so areas with more older residents show higher shares with none.

Local schools (59)

Listed alphabetically. Each links to its own page, with its Ofsted record, results and governors.

SchoolPhaseTypePupils
All Saints Church of England Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter210
Anna Seward PrimaryPrimaryFree schools122
Boney Hay Primary AcademyPrimaryAcademy converter220
Chadsmead Primary AcademyPrimaryAcademy sponsor led188
Charnwood Primary AcademyPrimaryAcademy converter210
Chase Terrace AcademySecondaryAcademy converter1,172
Chase Terrace Primary SchoolPrimaryFoundation school221
Chasetown Community SchoolNot applicableCommunity special school81
Christ Church CofE (C) Primary SchoolPrimaryVoluntary controlled school420
Erasmus Darwin AcademySecondaryAcademy converter1,112
Five Spires AcademyPrimaryAcademy sponsor led220
Fradley Park Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimaryFree schools133
Fulfen Primary SchoolPrimaryCommunity school409
Gentleshaw Primary AcademyPrimaryAcademy sponsor led201
Greysbrooke Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter200
Hayes Meadow Primary SchoolPrimaryCommunity school187
Henry Chadwick Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter104
Highfields Primary AcademyPrimaryAcademy converter205
Holly Grove Primary AcademyPrimaryAcademy converter293
King Edward Vi SchoolSecondaryCommunity school1,609
Lichfield Cathedral SchoolNot applicableOther independent school546
Lift RawlettSecondaryAcademy converter926
Little Aston Primary AcademyPrimaryAcademy converter203
Longdon Hall SchoolNot applicableOther independent special school81
Longwood Primary SchoolPrimaryFoundation school157
Manor Primary AcademyPrimaryAcademy converter90
Maple Hayes Hall SchoolNot applicableOther independent special school131
Mary Howard Church of England Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter46
Millfield Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter365
Nether Stowe SchoolSecondaryAcademy converter692
Options Trent Acres SchoolNot applicableOther independent special school139
Queen's Croft High SchoolNot applicableAcademy special converter201
Ridgeway Primary AcademyPrimaryAcademy converter608
Rocklands SchoolNot applicableAcademy special converter140
Rugeley John TaylorAll-throughFree schools147
Rugeley SchoolNot applicableOther independent special school72
Saxon Hill AcademyNot applicableAcademy special converter130
Scotch Orchard Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter194
Shenstone Lodge SchoolNot applicableAcademy special converter144
Springhill Primary AcademyPrimaryAcademy sponsor led211
St Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter47
St Chad's CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter195
St James Church of England Primary AcademyPrimaryAcademy converter103
St Joseph & St Theresa Catholic Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter225
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimaryVoluntary aided school205
St Leonard's CofE (A) Primary SchoolPrimaryVoluntary aided school130
St Michael's CofE (C) Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter398
St Peter's Church of England Primary AcademyPrimaryAcademy converter130
St Stephen's Primary SchoolPrimaryCommunity school306
Streethay Primary SchoolPrimaryFree schools262
The Bridge AcademyNot applicableAcademy alternative provision converter51
The Croft Primary SchoolPrimaryCommunity school165
The Friary SchoolSecondaryAcademy converter1,255
The Howard Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter79
The Richard Crosse CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter110
The St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter88
Thomas Barnes Primary SchoolPrimaryFoundation school106
Whittington Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter334
Willows Primary AcademyPrimaryAcademy converter423

Sources used on this page

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Registered offices are not operating locations. Ranks and deciles are never averaged. Census 2021 figures are labelled 2021.