OFSTED
22 May 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Staffordshire
Trust
PRIMITAS LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
205
204 full-time ·
1 part-time
Female pupils
111
54.1% of pupils
Male pupils
94
45.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
16.5 pts
below England
School
8.3%
Lichfield
17.9%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.8 pts
below England
School
1.5%
Lichfield
4.9%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.5 pts
below England
School
0.5%
Lichfield
0.4%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
93.2%
191
Any other Mixed background
3.4%
7
Any other White background
1.5%
3
White and Asian
1.0%
2
African
0.5%
1
Any other ethnic group
0.5%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
13.7%
28 of
205 pupils
7.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
6.0 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
32.0%
28.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
50.0%
Reading
23.8 pts below England
School
50.0%
Lichfield
74.9%
West Midlands
73.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
36.0%
Writing
34.3 pts below England
School
36.0%
Lichfield
69.6%
West Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
54.0%
Maths
18.0 pts below England
School
54.0%
Lichfield
71.6%
West Midlands
71.4%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.90%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.32 pts
lower than
England
School
4.90%
Lichfield
5.88%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
9.34%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.48 pts
lower than
England
School
9.34%
Lichfield
13.95%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.10%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.70 pts
lower than
England
School
1.10%
Lichfield
1.64%
West Midlands
1.82%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
80.7%
7.5 pts
below England
Highfields Primary Academy
80.7%
Lichfield
86.6%
West Midlands
91.3%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.