SCHOOL PROFILE

Anna Seward Primary

Primary Free schools URN 149841
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 236 Published school capacity
Capacity used 51.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Ofsted inspection information

Latest published outcome No overall judgement
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Free schools
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Staffordshire
Trust THE ARTHUR TERRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 122 122 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 50 41.0% of pupils
Male pupils 72 59.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

18.9%
5.9 pts below England
School 18.9%
Lichfield 17.9%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

10.7%
9.6 pts below England
School 10.7%
Lichfield 4.9%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Lichfield 0.4%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
73.8%
90
White and Black Caribbean
5.7%
7
Any other White background
4.9%
6
Any other Mixed background
4.1%
5
Bangladeshi
3.3%
4
Chinese
2.5%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 18.0% 22 of 122 pupils
2.8 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 18.0%
Lichfield 21.8%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.9% 17 pupils
England 14.8% 0.9 pts below
EHC plans 4.1% 5 pupils
England 6.0% 1.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 11
Social, emotional & mental health 4
No specialist assessment yet 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Profound & multiple learning difficulty 1
Vision impairment 1

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.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.05%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.16 pts lower than England
School 5.05%
Lichfield 5.88%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

13.33%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.48 pts lower than England
School 13.33%
Lichfield 13.95%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
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

51.7% 36.5 pts below England
Anna Seward Primary
51.7%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information