Five Spires AcademyAnna Seward Primary
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Lichfield.
Summary of the comparison
Five Spires Academy and Anna Seward Primary are primary schools in Lichfield.
Five Spires Academy scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Anna Seward Primary scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Five Spires Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Five Spires Academy was judged Good and Anna Seward Primary was judged the expected standard.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Five Spires Academy (87.0% in 2022-23, 78.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LichfieldFive Spires Academy | LichfieldAnna Seward Primary | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C63/100Stronger figure | C60/100 | |
| Local ranking | 66th of 286 in Staffordshire Stronger figure | 279th of 286 in Staffordshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Free schools | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-11 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 220 | 122 | |
| Capacity | 234 | 236 | |
| Location | Lichfield, WS14 9AN | Lichfield, WS14 0AL | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 78.0% | Not reported | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 6.0% | Not reported | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 107.0 | Not reported | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 105.0 | Not reported | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 226 | 58 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 14.7% | 27.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 7.5% | 12.1% | |
| SEN support | 12.8% | 13.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.4% | 1.7% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.2% Stronger figure | 5.1% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 8.4% Stronger figure | 13.3% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Five Spires Academy
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