Five Spires Academy

Academy sponsor led·Primary school Lichfield, Staffordshire·WS14 9AN
Composite score
57.7
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#4,661
National rank
#450
In West Midlands
#80
In Staffordshire
Top 32%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
78%
% achieving higher RWM
6%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Outstanding

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
22 first choices, 25 places
First choices per place
0.88
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
96
any preference, for 25 places
Applications from another council area
1%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.01
00.511.5
1 per place
1.1720220.9620230.9720240.8820250.882026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Five Spires Academy first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
226
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
14.7%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
7.5%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
12.8%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
4.4%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.6%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
11.3%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
24.3
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,031
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Five Spires Academy

Five Spires Academy is a primary school in Lichfield, Staffordshire, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. Around 226 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. 78% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 3.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 32% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 6% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Five Spires Academy their first choice was offered one of its 25 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 4.6%. There are about 24.3 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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