Hydesville Tower SchoolLichfield Cathedral School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Lichfield.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Hydesville Tower School and Lichfield Cathedral School.

  • Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 57.5 for Hydesville Tower School and 53.5 for Lichfield Cathedral School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Hydesville Tower School (64.3 in 2021-22, 57.5 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Lichfield Cathedral School (64.4 in 2021-22, 53.5 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Hydesville Tower School versus Lichfield Cathedral School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Hydesville Tower SchoolLichfieldLichfield Cathedral SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our score Not scored Not scored
Local rankingNot rankedNot ranked
InspectionIndependent SchoolIndependent School
School typeOther independent school Other independent school
Age range2-16 2-19
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll247 546
Capacity385 616
LocationWS1 2QG Lichfield, WS13 7LH
GCSE results
Attainment 857.5 Stronger figure53.5 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths71.0% Stronger figure51.6% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths93.5% Stronger figure82.3% 64.8%
Entering EBacc25.8% 27.4% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score4.81 Stronger figure4.54 4.09
Cohort31 62
A-level results
A-level entriesNot reported39
A-level average pointsNot reported37.6 35.0
A-level average gradeNot reportedB-
Best 3 A-levels pointsNot reported39.4 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjectsNot reported11.5% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census297 529
Free school meals (ever 6)0.0% 0.0%
SEN support7.7% 19.7%
SEN with an EHC plan0.0% 0.6%

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.

GCSE Attainment 8

Pupils on roll

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