Academy converter · Staffordshire

Scotch Orchard Primary School

3–11Ages
194Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145538URN

Scotch Orchard, Lichfield, WS13 6DE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Staffordshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire

46 applications for 26 places · 139th of 235 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%met the expected standard

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 12 May 2026Published 13 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years			Needs attention
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

12 May 2026
Report card · 2 Expected standard, 5 Needs attention
9 June 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

1.8applications per place, Reception

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

46 applications · 26 places offered · 22 named it first

2026 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 3.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 2.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2022 2.3; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2021 2.5; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2020 2.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2019 1.9; Staffordshire median median 2.0
2018 2.0; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2017 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Staffordshire median

Dashed bars: as Scotch Orchard Primary School (URN 124101), 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	26	46	1.8	22	0.85
Sep 2025	14	43	3.1	13	0.93
Sep 2024	21	44	2.1	18	0.86
Sep 2023	22	57	2.6	22	1.00
Sep 2022	26	60	2.3	20	0.77
Sep 2021	23	57	2.5	21	0.91
Sep 2020	20	47	2.4	15	0.75
Sep 2019	30	58	1.9	29	0.97
Sep 2018	30	61	2.0	24	0.80
Sep 2017 *	28	58	2.1	28	1.00
Sep 2016 *	30	57	1.9	33	1.10
Sep 2015 *	30	66	2.2	30	1.00
Sep 2014 *	21	44	2.1	20	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 75% · Maths 64% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%144th of 212 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard64%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Staffordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	61%	7%	106	103
2023/24	38%	7%	104	101
2022/23	66%	9%	105	103

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

Scotch Orchard Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.8applications per place 61%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
Charnwood Primary Academy
0.9 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2022

1.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Michael's CofE (C) Primary School
1.0 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Streethay Primary School
1.1 km · Staffordshire

Outstanding2024

2.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Staffordshire

2026

2.5applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2023
Five Spires Academy
1.2 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

3.8applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Willows Primary Academy
1.3 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 converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145538 · 860/2234
Trust: The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership
Capacity: 210 pupils · 194 on roll
Free school meals: 24.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 March 2018
Replaced: Scotch Orchard Primary School (URN 124101)
Address: Scotch Orchard, Lichfield, WS13 6DE
Local authority: Staffordshire · Lichfield

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