Scotch Orchard Primary School
Primary schoolScotch Orchard Primary School is a primary school in Lichfield, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 194 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 12 May 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Needs attention
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 61% of pupils at Scotch Orchard Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Staffordshire and 62% in England.
7% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Staffordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- St Chad's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, December 2024. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)580 m
- The Bridge AcademyPupil referral and alternative provision. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met700 m
- Nether Stowe SchoolSecondary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 39.6 (2025/26, provisional)800 m
- Charnwood Primary AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, September 2022. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)940 m
- St Michael's CofE (C) Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Streethay Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), March 2024. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Lichfield
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).