Littleton Green Community School

About Littleton Green Community School

Littleton Green Community School is a state primary in South Staffordshire that is clearly in demand. The school has 474 pupils on roll against a capacity of 420, meaning it is significantly over capacity. This is reflected in its admission data for 2025/26, where the school received 106 applications for 60 places, with 64 of those coming as first preferences. The oversubscription ratio sits at 1.77, and only 56 first-preference offers were made, so securing a place is competitive. The school serves a community with a higher-than-average level of disadvantage: 22.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared with the national primary average of around 23.8%. It is a mixed, non-religious school for children aged 2 to 11, with nursery provision on site, and is led by headteacher Lynn Thorneycroft.

Academically, the school performs well above the local authority average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 76% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with the Staffordshire LA average of 65%. This places Littleton Green 6th out of 18 primary schools in South Staffordshire, and in the top 25% nationally by this metric. A closer look at individual subjects shows strong maths results: 94% of pupils met the expected standard and 22% achieved the higher standard, with an average scaled score of 106. Reading was similarly strong, with 90% at the expected level and an average score of 107. Writing was slightly lower, with 82% at the expected level and just 6% reaching the higher standard. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection in January 2025 confirmed that standards are being maintained at Good, a notable improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating in 2013.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including a sports hall, gymnasium, playing fields, ICT suite, library, art studios and a chapel. Sports on offer include football, athletics, tennis, cricket, cross country and netball, and there are clubs for chess, choir and drama. For families with children who have additional needs, the school lists provisions for a wide range of needs including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional mental health, speech and language needs, visual impairment, physical disability and autistic spectrum disorder. Parent View responses, based on 74 responses collected between September 2024 and September 2025, show that 69% of parents would recommend the school. However, there are areas of concern: only 27% strongly agreed that concerns are dealt with properly, and 33% strongly disagreed that SEND children receive the support they need. This suggests that while the school is academically strong and oversubscribed, it may not be the right fit for every family, particularly those with specific SEND requirements.

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