Shenstone Lodge School
Birmingham Road, Shenstone, Lichfield, WS14 0LB
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MANOR HALL ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr Neil Toplass
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Sponsor
- Manor Hall Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Tamworth
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 144
- URN
- 147347
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01543480369
About this school
Shenstone Lodge School is a special academy in Lichfield. It teaches children aged 4 to 16 and has 144 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Shenstone Lodge School, 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's most recent visit was a short inspection on 6 November 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 16 | 17 | 13 |
| 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 | 7% | 12% | 8% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 97.0 | 102.0 | 98.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 88.0 | 86.0 | 93.0 |
| Reading progress | -9.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -10.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -13.30 | - | - |
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 | 5 | 13 | 7 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | 10.0 | 2.5 |
| Progress 8 score | - | -1.53 -2.33 to -0.73 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | 7.7% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | 0.5 | 0.1 |
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 Shenstone Lodge School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Sandwell average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 57.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Sandwell average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 37.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 10 | 35.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 2.5 | 34.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 15.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 13.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 18.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 107 |
| 2023/24 | 118 |
| 2024/25 | 125 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 73.6%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 18.06%
- Persistent absence
- 44.44%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Langley School3.1 miles
Special schools · Sutton Coldfield
-
Oakwood School3.6 miles
Academies · Walsall
-
Queen's Croft High School3.6 miles
Academies · Lichfield
-
Saxon Hill Academy3.7 miles
Academies · Lichfield
-
Beacon Independent School4.0 miles
Special schools · Cannock
Other schools in Lichfield
- Maple Hayes Hall School Special schools
- Queen's Croft High School Academies
- Rocklands School Academies
- Saxon Hill Academy 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 Shenstone Lodge School teach?
- Shenstone Lodge School teaches children aged 4 to 16. It is a special school in Lichfield.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Shenstone Lodge School?
- The executive headteacher of Shenstone Lodge School is Mr Neil Toplass, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Shenstone Lodge School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Shenstone Lodge School, 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 Shenstone Lodge School?
- Shenstone Lodge School has 144 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 16.
- Is Shenstone Lodge School full?
- Shenstone Lodge School has capacity for 120 pupils and 144 on roll (120%), 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 Shenstone Lodge School a faith school?
- No. Shenstone Lodge School has no designated religious character.
- Is Shenstone Lodge School part of an academy trust?
- Shenstone Lodge School is part of MANOR HALL ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Shenstone Lodge School have?
- The schools register lists Shenstone Lodge School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Shenstone Lodge School'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 Shenstone Lodge School's absence rate?
- Shenstone Lodge School's overall absence rate is 18.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Shenstone Lodge School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Shenstone Lodge School'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.