Scotch Orchard Primary School, Lichfield
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Scotch Orchard provides a warm, welcoming environment where children feel valued and safe. Under new leadership, the school has made significant improvements and parents are very positive about the direction of travel. Pupils develop strong personal, social and emotional skills through an effective wellbeing programme and a wide range of enriching experiences.
Key Strengths
- Strong safeguarding culture with open communication and effective pastoral support
- Excellent pupil behaviour and positive relationships across the school
- Well-sequenced, ambitious curriculum with high-quality staff training and professional development
- Effective enrichment opportunities including clubs, trips, and residential experiences
- Strong family engagement with parents overwhelmingly positive about recent improvements
Areas for Improvement
- Mathematics attainment lags behind national averages and foundational skills in spelling, punctuation and handwriting need strengthening
- High persistent absence rates, particularly among disadvantaged pupils
- Inconsistent teaching across subjects with gaps in checking and adapting learning to individual starting points
- Support for pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils not consistently applied across the school
- Early years environment needs better resources and language-rich interactions
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have created an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and pupils are made safer and feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Guitar lessons, theatre visits, forest school, residential trips including France, clubs
Scotch Orchard Primary School is a welcoming environment where pupils feel safe and valued, though the newly formed leadership team is still working to embed consistent teaching and raise attainment in mathematics and key foundational skills.
At a Glance
24.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 66% to 79%. Maths has improved from 52% to 64%. Writing has declined from 79% to 75%.
Class Sizes
24.6
Avg class size
23.5
Infant (KS1)
28.0
KS2
8
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
92%
Near capacity
194 pupils
210 capacity
16 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Lichfield
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Lichfield
Admissions Demand - Staffordshire
Places available
10,783
Applications
8,531
Got 1st preference
95.6%
Got preferred school
99.2%
Primary admissions across Staffordshire (2025/26)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.70668%
Overall absence
13.01775%
Persistent absence
169
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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