Mary Howard Church of England Primary School

About Mary Howard Church of England Primary School

Mary Howard Church of England Primary School in Lichfield holds a Good rating from its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2025, though the story of its academic journey is more nuanced than that single grade suggests. Inspectors judged behaviour and attitudes as Outstanding, while quality of education, early years provision, personal development, and leadership and management were all rated Good. This represents a change from the school's previous inspection in 2014, when it was rated Outstanding overall. The school is small, with just 36 pupils against a capacity of 63, and it is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, there were 11 applications for 6 places, with all 6 first-preference applicants offered a spot. Parent feedback is overwhelmingly positive, with 100% of respondents saying they would recommend the school, and every single parent strongly agreeing that their child is happy and feels safe there.

On academic outcomes, the school's Key Stage 2 performance sits against a Staffordshire local authority average of 65% of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. While Mary Howard's own KS2 data is not provided in this dataset, the school's small cohort size means results can fluctuate significantly from year to year. The Ofsted report noted that the quality of education is Good, and inspectors highlighted that pupils achieve well across the curriculum. Parents are confident in the school's academic approach: 84% strongly agreed that the school has high expectations for their child, and 92% strongly agreed that their child does well at the school. The school also offers a range of clubs including drama, chess, art club and coding, plus sports such as dance, tennis, cricket, swimming, athletics, cross country and netball, which support broader development.

The school's facilities include an art studio, library, sensory room, sports hall, playing fields, gymnasium, ICT suite, outdoor playground and a chapel, reflecting its Church of England foundation. For children with additional needs, the school has provisions for moderate learning difficulty, speech, language and communication needs, hearing impairment and physical disability, though the Parent View data shows no respondents identified as having a child with SEND. The school is a state primary for mixed gender pupils aged 4 to 11, with no nursery or sixth form provision. Given its small size, strong parent satisfaction and oversubscribed admissions, Mary Howard is likely to suit families who value a close-knit, community-focused primary with strong behaviour standards and a clear Christian character, but who are comfortable with a very small school environment where class sizes are necessarily tiny.

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