Voluntary controlled school · Staffordshire

Christ Church CofE (C) Primary School

4–11Ages
420Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
124257URN

Christ Church Lane, Lichfield, WS13 8AY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.2 above Staffordshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire

128 applications for 60 places · 74th of 235 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

86%met the expected standard

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 17 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

17 October 2023
Graded inspection: Good
8 June 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.2 above Staffordshire median (1.9) close to England median (2.2)

128 applications · 60 places offered · 67 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 2.0; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2022 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2021 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2020 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2019 2.0; Staffordshire median median 2.0
2018 2.2; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2017 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2016 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2015 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2014 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.8

This school
Staffordshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	60	128	2.1	67	1.12
Sep 2025	59	118	2.0	59	1.00
Sep 2024	51	92	1.8	45	0.88
Sep 2023	60	116	1.9	65	1.08
Sep 2022	60	101	1.7	58	0.97
Sep 2021	60	101	1.7	58	0.97
Sep 2020	59	107	1.8	66	1.12
Sep 2019	60	119	2.0	63	1.05
Sep 2018	60	129	2.2	69	1.15
Sep 2017	53	92	1.7	52	0.98
Sep 2016	60	124	2.1	70	1.17
Sep 2015	60	128	2.1	79	1.32
Sep 2014	60	106	1.8	61	1.02

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 95% · Writing 89% · Maths 94% → all three 86% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard86%13th of 212 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard95%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard68%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 112 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard89%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard94%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard40%

Staffordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Staffordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	86%	16%	112	109
2023/24	90%	22%	111	110
2022/23	90%	15%	109	110

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Christ Church CofE (C) Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.1applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Chadsmead Primary Academy
1.4 km · Staffordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.3applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Anna Seward Primary
1.5 km · Staffordshire

2026

2.7applications per place
St Michael's CofE (C) Primary School
1.6 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2023
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · Staffordshire

2026

2.5applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Five Spires Academy
1.6 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

3.8applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
St Chad's CofE Primary School
1.8 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2024

2.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Willows Primary Academy
1.8 km · Staffordshire

2026

1.6applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 124257 · 860/3076
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 420 on roll
Free school meals: 7.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Christ Church Lane, Lichfield, WS13 8AY
Local authority: Staffordshire · Lichfield

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources