Henry Chadwick Primary School

About Henry Chadwick Primary School

Henry Chadwick Primary School sits within Staffordshire’s Lichfield borough, a small state primary with 106 pupils on roll. In the local authority’s ranking of primary schools by KS2 performance, it places 26th out of 34 schools, putting it in the bottom half of the table. For context, the top-performing peers in the area — St John’s Catholic Primary School, Needwood CofE Primary School, and Woodseaves CE Primary Academy — all achieved the maximum ranking score of 100, a significant gap from Henry Chadwick’s score of 58. The school is also ranked 141st out of 308 primary schools across the wider Staffordshire authority. The nearest school rated Outstanding by Ofsted is The St. Mary’s CofE Primary School, 4.4 kilometres away. Henry Chadwick itself holds a Good rating, which it has maintained across both its most recent inspections — the latest graded inspection took place in April 2024, with all five categories, including quality of education and leadership, judged Good.

Academically, Henry Chadwick’s Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 academic year show a mixed picture. The proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined was 58%, which is below the Staffordshire local authority average of 65%. Reading was the strongest individual subject, with 75% of pupils meeting the expected standard and 25% reaching the higher standard. Maths followed at 67% expected, though only 8% achieved the higher threshold. Writing was weaker, with 58% at expected and none at the higher level. Average scaled scores were 105 in reading and 101 in maths. The school’s national ranking places it in the bottom 50% of primary schools, at 8,431st out of 13,686. Progress scores for reading, writing, and maths were not provided in the data, so it is not possible to assess how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points.

The school offers a nursery provision for children aged three and above, and its facilities include a dining hall, gymnasium, art studios, library, and chapel. Sports provision is broad, with swimming, tennis, dance, netball, rounders, cross country, and cricket on offer, alongside clubs for book, gardening, and coding. SEND support covers specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and other difficulties. For the 2025/26 intake, the school was oversubscribed: 15 applications were received for 8 places, with all 8 first-preference applicants offered a spot, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.88. This suggests a small but locally popular school that may suit families seeking a Good-rated, mixed-gender state primary with a nursery and a range of extracurricular activities, particularly those prioritising reading support and a broad sports programme.

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