Scotch Orchard Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Lichfield, Staffordshire
Scotch Orchard Primary School is a primary school in Lichfield, Staffordshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter).
Key facts
- Address
- Scotch Orchard, Lichfield, WS13 6DE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Staffordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 194 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 12 May 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils at Scotch Orchard Primary School benefit from a highly welcoming environment that reflects the school’s values of ‘belonging, believing, learning and achieving’.”
- “A positive and uplifting atmosphere runs through the school.”
- “Pupils feel proud to belong and speak warmly about their experiences.”
To improve
- “A significant minority of pupils do not attend regularly enough.”
- “This disrupts their learning and limits progress over time.”
- “Some pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities experience barriers to learning that are not reduced consistently.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 July 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 61% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 22 first-preference applications, 26 offers in total, 22 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Staffordshire.
- St Chad's CofE Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained
- Charnwood Primary Academy 0.6 mi School remains Good
- St Michael's CofE (C) Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained
- Streethay Primary School 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Five Spires Academy 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Willows Primary Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade