Scotch Orchard Primary SchoolCharnwood Primary Academy

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

Summary of the comparison

Scotch Orchard Primary School and Charnwood Primary Academy are primary schools in Lichfield.

  • Scotch Orchard Primary School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Charnwood Primary Academy scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Scotch Orchard Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Scotch Orchard Primary School was judged in need of attention and Charnwood Primary Academy was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 61.0% for Scotch Orchard Primary School and 67.0% for Charnwood Primary Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Scotch Orchard Primary School (66.0% in 2022-23, 61.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Charnwood Primary Academy (61.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Scotch Orchard Primary School versus Charnwood Primary Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LichfieldScotch Orchard Primary SchoolLichfieldCharnwood Primary AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC59/100Stronger figureD51/100
Local ranking103rd of 289 in Staffordshire Stronger figure151st of 289 in Staffordshire
InspectionOfsted: Needs attentionOfsted: GoodStronger figure
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll201 217
Capacity210 210
LocationLichfield, WS13 6DE Lichfield, WS13 7PH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard61.0% 67.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard7.0% 7.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 106.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census201 217
Free school meals (ever 6)24.9% 44.4%
English as an additional language8.5% 4.6%
SEN support22.4% 19.4%
SEN with an EHC plan4.0% 3.2%
Attendance
Overall absence5.7% Stronger figure6.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence13.0% Stronger figure23.4% 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.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

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.

Scotch Orchard Primary School

Charnwood Primary Academy

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