Academy sponsor led · Staffordshire

Five Spires Academy

3–11Ages
220Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141203URN

Cherry Orchard, Lichfield, WS14 9AN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.8per place

1.9 above Staffordshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire

96 applications for 25 places · 2nd of 235 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2015

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

78%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 · 12 July 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	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

3.8applications per place, Reception

1.9 above Staffordshire median (1.9) 1.6 above England median (2.2)

96 applications · 25 places offered · 22 named it first

2026 3.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 3.3; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 3.2; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 3.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2022 4.2; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2021 3.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2020 4.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2019 3.7; Staffordshire median median 2.0
2018 4.0; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2017 4.0; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2016 2.4; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2015 0.4; Staffordshire median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Staffordshire median in 11 of 12 years.

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	25	96	3.8	22	0.88
Sep 2025	24	78	3.3	21	0.88
Sep 2024	30	96	3.2	29	0.97
Sep 2023	24	88	3.7	23	0.96
Sep 2022	30	127	4.2	35	1.17
Sep 2021	28	110	3.9	27	0.96
Sep 2020	30	123	4.1	31	1.03
Sep 2019	29	107	3.7	35	1.21
Sep 2018	30	119	4.0	36	1.20
Sep 2017	21	84	4.0	21	1.00
Sep 2016	27	65	2.4	17	0.63
Sep 2015	23	10	0.4	0	0.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 84% · Maths 84% → all three 78% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard78%44th of 212 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard84%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Staffordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	78%	6%	107	105
2023/24	75%	25%	107	105
2022/23	87%	3%	108	108

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

Five Spires AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

3.8applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
0.1 km · Staffordshire

2026

2.5applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St Michael's CofE (C) Primary School
0.2 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
St Chad's CofE Primary School
0.6 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2024

2.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Scotch Orchard Primary School
1.2 km · Staffordshire

2026

1.8applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2023
Chadsmead Primary Academy
1.6 km · Staffordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.3applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Christ Church CofE (C) Primary School
1.6 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

2.1applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Willows Primary Academy
1.7 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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141203 · 860/2016
Trust: Reach2 Academy Trust
Capacity: 234 pupils · 220 on roll
Free school meals: 12.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2015
Address: Cherry Orchard, Lichfield, WS14 9AN
Local authority: Staffordshire · Lichfield

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