St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Cherry Orchard, Lichfield, WS14 9AN
205 pupils · 98% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Free school meals
- 8.8%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| 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 |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 10 March 2026, published 17 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 79% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 10% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.1 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 33 | 74 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 33 | 69 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 27 | 26 | 74 | 27 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 29 | 29 | 80 | 29 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 30 | 90 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 32 | 73 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 33 | 93 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 26 | 23 | 85 | 24 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Five Spires Academy 0.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Michael's CofE (C) Primary School 0.1 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- St Chad's CofE Primary School 0.6 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Scotch Orchard Primary School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Chadsmead Primary Academy 1.5 km · No overall grade (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.