Saxon Hill Academy
Kings Hill Road, Lichfield, WS14 9DE
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Margaret Candlish
- Religious ethos
- None
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Shaw Education Trust
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Lichfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 125
- Pupils on roll
- 130
- URN
- 142094
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01543414892
About this school
Saxon Hill Academy is a special academy in Lichfield. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 130 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Saxon Hill Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.20 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Saxon Hill 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 | 0% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 20.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 20.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 19.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 135 |
| 2023/24 | 132 |
| 2024/25 | 133 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 36.89%
- English as an additional language
- 6%
- Overall absence
- 19.55%
- Persistent absence
- 59.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Queen's Croft High School0.4 miles
Academies · Lichfield
-
Beacon Independent School0.6 miles
Special schools · Cannock
-
The Bridge Academy0.7 miles
Academies · Lichfield
-
Lichfield Cathedral School0.8 miles
Independent schools · Lichfield
-
Rocklands School1.3 miles
Academies · Lichfield
Other schools in Lichfield
- Maple Hayes Hall School Special schools
- Queen's Croft High School Academies
- Rocklands School Academies
- Shenstone Lodge School Academies
- The Bridge Academy Academies
- Anna Seward Primary Primary
- Chadsmead Primary Academy Primary
- Charnwood Primary Academy Primary
- Christ Church CofE (C) Primary School Primary
- Five Spires Academy Primary
- Fradley Park Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Greysbrooke Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Saxon Hill Academy teach?
- Saxon Hill Academy teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is a special school in Lichfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Saxon Hill Academy?
- The headteacher of Saxon Hill Academy is Mrs Margaret Candlish, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Saxon Hill Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Saxon Hill 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 many pupils are at Saxon Hill Academy?
- Saxon Hill Academy has 130 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Saxon Hill Academy full?
- Saxon Hill Academy has capacity for 125 pupils and 130 on roll (104%), so it is at or above 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 Saxon Hill Academy a faith school?
- No. Saxon Hill Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Saxon Hill Academy part of an academy trust?
- Saxon Hill Academy is part of THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Saxon Hill Academy have?
- The schools register lists Saxon Hill Academy's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Saxon Hill Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Saxon Hill Academy's absence rate?
- Saxon Hill Academy's overall absence rate is 19.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Saxon Hill Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Saxon Hill 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 2 July 2026.