Greywood Primary Academy, Lichfield
Greywood Primary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Lichfield, part of Primitas Learning Partnership.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Staffordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Greywood Primary Academy in detail
Getting a place at Greywood Primary Academy
Across Staffordshire, 95% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Staffordshire lodged 86 appeals against primary school offers; 53 reached a hearing and 8 succeeded (15.1% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Greywood Primary Academy are Anna Seward Primary (0.4 miles); Five Spires Academy (0.9 miles, Good, 84% reading, 84% maths); St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 90% reading, 86% maths); and St Michael's CofE (C) Primary School (0.9 miles, 95% reading, 89% maths).
Anna Seward PrimaryFive Spires AcademySt Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolSt Michael's CofE (C) Primary School
The trust
Greywood Primary Academy is one of 8 schools run by Primitas Learning Partnership, an academy trust.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Lichfield City Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Baker Way (adjacent), 210 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Greywood Primary Academy stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 6th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Greywood Primary Academy are King Edward VI School (0.5 miles) and Nether Stowe School (1.5 miles).
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
No inspection data available
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Greywood Primary Academy
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Greywood Primary Academy.
- Progressive Sports @ Anna Seward610m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Greywood Primary Academy is a free school, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Staffordshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Greywood Primary Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Greywood Primary Academy is in Staffordshire; for families living there:
Apply to Staffordshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Staffordshire is 5 (the median across 457 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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What the report includes for Greywood Primary Academy:
- The straight-line distance from your home to Greywood Primary Academy.
- Staffordshire publishes last distance offered figures, but none for Greywood Primary Academy that we hold, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
- How many families in Staffordshire got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
- The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
- Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.
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Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Lichfield
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Lichfield
Across Staffordshire council
Places available
10,768
Applications
8,344
Got 1st preference
95.1%
Got preferred school
99.1%
All primary applications across Staffordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Greywood Primary Academy
Questions parents ask about Greywood Primary Academy
What is the catchment area for Greywood Primary Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Greywood Primary Academy is oversubscribed, Staffordshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Greywood Primary Academy?
Apply through Staffordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Greywood Primary Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Greywood Primary Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Greywood Primary Academy: Progressive Sports @ Anna Seward (610m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Greywood Primary Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Staffordshire is 5 (the median across 457 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Greywood Primary Academy?
Greywood Primary Academy is at Baker Way, St Johns Grange, Lichfield, WS14 9QF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)