Chadsmead Primary Academy
Friday Acre, Lichfield, WS13 7HJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- COMMUNITY ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Gemma Grainger
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Community Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Lichfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 188
- URN
- 144498
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01543421850
About this school
Chadsmead Primary Academy is a primary academy in Lichfield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 188 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 45 | 34 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 62% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 0% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 76% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 71% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 79% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.60 | - | - |
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 Chadsmead Primary 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 | 44% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 248 |
| 2023/24 | 214 |
| 2024/25 | 200 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chadsmead Primary Academy compares
Chadsmead Primary Academy ranked 102nd of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 3.8% | 39.8% | 188 | — |
| SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School | 50% | 6.1% | 47.5% | 114 | 0.2 miles |
| Willows Primary Academy | — | 4.7% | 39% | 423 | 0.3 miles |
| Charnwood Primary Academy | 67% | 6.3% | 44.4% | 210 | 0.6 miles |
| St Chad's CofE Primary School | 62% | 4.6% | 24.4% | 195 | 0.8 miles |
| Christ Church CofE (C) Primary School | 86% | 3.5% | 6.9% | 420 | 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)
- 39.78%
- English as an additional language
- 6.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.75%
- Persistent absence
- 10.91%
Location
Nearby schools
-
SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Lichfield
-
Willows Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Lichfield
-
Charnwood Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Lichfield
-
St Chad's CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Lichfield
-
Christ Church CofE (C) Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Lichfield
Other schools in Lichfield
Chadsmead Primary Academy ranks 9th of the 13 ranked primary schools in Lichfield.
- Anna Seward Primary 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
- 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 Chadsmead Primary Academy teach?
- Chadsmead Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Lichfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Chadsmead Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Chadsmead Primary Academy is Headteacher Gemma Grainger, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Chadsmead Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chadsmead Primary 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 Chadsmead Primary Academy?
- Chadsmead Primary Academy has 188 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Chadsmead Primary Academy full?
- Chadsmead Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 188 on roll (45%), 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 Chadsmead Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Chadsmead Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Chadsmead Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Chadsmead Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Chadsmead Primary Academy?
- Chadsmead Primary Academy is part of COMMUNITY ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Chadsmead Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 44% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chadsmead Primary Academy rank locally?
- Chadsmead Primary Academy ranked 102nd of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chadsmead Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Chadsmead Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chadsmead Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chadsmead Primary 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 10 July 2026.