St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolAnna Seward Primary

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

Summary of the comparison

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and Anna Seward Primary are primary schools in Lichfield.

The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (65.0% in 2022-23, 79.0% in 2024-25).

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School versus Anna Seward Primary compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	LichfieldSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School	LichfieldAnna Seward Primary	England average
Overview
Our score	B80/100	Not scored
Local ranking	9th of 289 in Staffordshire	Not ranked
Inspection	Ofsted: Strong
School type	Voluntary aided school	Free schools
Phase	Primary	Primary
Age range	4-11	3-11
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	208	58
Capacity	210	236
Location	Lichfield, WS14 9AN	Lichfield, WS14 0AL
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	79.0%	Not reported	62.0%
At higher standard	10.0%	Not reported	8.0%
Reading average scaled score	108.0	Not reported	106.0
Maths average scaled score	106.0	Not reported	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	208	58
Free school meals (ever 6)	8.7%	27.6%
English as an additional language	18.8%	12.1%
SEN support	13.9%	13.8%
SEN with an EHC plan	3.4%	1.7%
Attendance
Overall absence	3.8% Stronger figure	5.1%	6.2%
Persistent absence	5.6% 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.