Chadsmead Primary Academy, Lichfield

From the headteacher's welcome: "We would very much like to welcome you and your child to our school community. We are members of ‘The Community Academies Trust’ and work within the Northern Hub of the academy trust, alongside other schools. Chadsmead is a happy, caring school where hard work and good behaviour are expected."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include Lego, cooking, knitting and sewing.

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils at Chadsmead Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 72% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 77% in Staffordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (76% in reading, 71% in maths).

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 18 families put Chadsmead Primary Academy as their first choice and 44 named it as one of their preferences, for 19 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Chadsmead Primary Academy are SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles); SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 65% reading, 75% maths); Willows Primary Academy (0.3 miles); and Charnwood Primary Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 87% reading, 80% maths).

Chadsmead Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 2 schools.

Chadsmead Primary Academy is one of 17 schools run by Community Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

47 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Chadsmead Primary Academy (as of September 2025): 96% would recommend the school, 98% say their child is happy there and 63% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (63%).

36.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 6.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 45 pupils (23.9%) received SEN support and 2 (1.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Lichfield City Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Booth Close (opposite), 140 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Chadsmead Primary Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 211 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Staffordshire (86), as is usual near a town centre.

Chadsmead Primary Academy recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Chadsmead Primary Academy are Nether Stowe School (0.4 miles), The Friary School (0.6 miles) and King Edward VI School (1.2 miles).