Five Spires Academy
Cherry Orchard, Lichfield, WS14 9AN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Diane Raftery
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- REAch2 Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Lichfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 234
- Pupils on roll
- 220
- URN
- 141203
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01543223680
About this school
Five Spires Academy is a primary academy in Lichfield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 220 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 32 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 87% | 75% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 25% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 97% | 88% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 81% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 78% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Five Spires Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 87% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 230 |
| 2023/24 | 229 |
| 2024/25 | 226 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Five Spires Academy compares
Five Spires Academy ranked 49th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78% | 4.2% | 14.7% | 220 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 79% | 3.8% | 8.7% | 205 | 0.0 miles |
| St Michael's CofE (C) Primary School | 85% | 3.2% | 6.3% | 398 | 0.1 miles |
| St Chad's CofE Primary School | 62% | 4.6% | 24.4% | 195 | 0.4 miles |
| Scotch Orchard Primary School | 61% | 5.7% | 24.9% | 194 | 0.7 miles |
| SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School | 50% | 6.1% | 47.5% | 114 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.71%
- English as an additional language
- 7.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.16%
- Persistent absence
- 8.38%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Lichfield
-
St Michael's CofE (C) Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Lichfield
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St Chad's CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Lichfield
-
Scotch Orchard Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Lichfield
-
SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Lichfield
Other schools in Lichfield
Five Spires Academy ranks 6th of the 13 ranked primary schools in Lichfield.
- Anna Seward Primary Primary
- Chadsmead Primary Academy Primary
- Charnwood Primary Academy Primary
- Christ Church CofE (C) Primary School Primary
- Fradley Park Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Greysbrooke Primary School Primary
- Greywood Primary Academy Primary
- Scotch Orchard Primary School Primary
- SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Chad's CofE Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Michael's CofE (C) Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Five Spires Academy teach?
- Five Spires Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Lichfield.
- Who is the head teacher of Five Spires Academy?
- The head teacher of Five Spires Academy is Mrs Diane Raftery, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Five Spires Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Five Spires Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Five Spires Academy?
- Five Spires Academy has 220 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Five Spires Academy full?
- Five Spires Academy has capacity for 234 pupils and 220 on roll (94%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Five Spires Academy a faith school?
- No. Five Spires Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Five Spires Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Five Spires Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Five Spires Academy?
- Five Spires Academy is part of REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Five Spires Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 87% in 2022/23 and 78% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Five Spires Academy rank locally?
- Five Spires Academy ranked 49th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Five Spires Academy's absence rate?
- Five Spires Academy's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Five Spires Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Five Spires Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.