Academy sponsor led · Staffordshire

Chadsmead Primary Academy

3–11Ages
188Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144498URN

Friday Acre, Lichfield, WS13 7HJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.4 above Staffordshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire

44 applications for 19 places · 44th of 235 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 1 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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

2.3applications per place, Reception

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

44 applications · 19 places offered · 18 named it first

2026 2.3; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 2.2; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2022 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2021 2.3; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2020 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2019 1.7; Staffordshire median median 2.0
2018 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2017 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2016 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Staffordshire median

Dashed bars: as Chadsmead Primary Academy (URN 137268), Chadsmead Primary School (URN 124100), the previous school.

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	19	44	2.3	18	0.95
Sep 2025	18	37	2.1	18	1.00
Sep 2024	22	41	1.9	22	1.00
Sep 2023	21	47	2.2	17	0.81
Sep 2022	23	43	1.9	23	1.00
Sep 2021	29	67	2.3	27	0.93
Sep 2020	18	37	2.1	15	0.83
Sep 2019	24	40	1.7	24	1.00
Sep 2018	23	40	1.7	19	0.83
Sep 2017	34	56	1.7	33	0.97
Sep 2016 *	32	60	1.9	30	0.94
Sep 2015 *	49	79	1.6	47	0.96
Sep 2014 *	53	88	1.7	48	0.91

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 78% · Maths 72% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%95th of 212 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard50%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard31%

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	69%	6%	108	105
2023/24	62%	0%	105	102
2022/23	44%	2%	104	102

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

Chadsmead Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.3applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School
0.3 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2023
Willows Primary Academy
0.5 km · Staffordshire

2026

1.6applications per place
Charnwood Primary Academy
0.9 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2022

1.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Chad's CofE Primary School
1.2 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2024

2.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Christ Church CofE (C) Primary School
1.4 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

2.1applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
St Michael's CofE (C) Primary School
1.4 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Scotch Orchard Primary School
1.5 km · Staffordshire

2026

1.8applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Staffordshire

2026

2.5applications per place 79%met the SATs standard

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: 144498 · 860/2027
Trust: Community Academies Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 188 on roll
Free school meals: 36.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2016
Replaced: Chadsmead Primary Academy (URN 137268); Chadsmead Primary School (URN 124100)
Address: Friday Acre, Lichfield, WS13 7HJ
Local authority: Staffordshire · Lichfield

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