School Chooser

Streethay Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedFree school262 pupilsNurseryLichfieldStaffordshire
School Chooser Score
93
Well above
similar schools
Likely range 78 to 99
Out of 100. Better than 94% of the 50 schools most like it. Slipping year on year.
OfstedOutstandingLast Ofsted inspection, March 2024
Reached the expected level at 1175%England 63%
Attendance96.0%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families16%Far fewer than most schools
PlacesFull262 pupils, 210 places
Pupils per teacher20.7School workforce census

Streethay Primary School is a free school in Lichfield for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 262 pupils, 52 more than it has places for. About 16 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. We give it 93 out of 100. That puts it well above schools like it, ahead of 94% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was outstanding, back in 2024.

Yoxall Way, Lichfield, WS13 8FT01543 396180streethayprimary.org.ukMr Stuart Taylor headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 5 March 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Outstanding overall.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Outstanding
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Outstanding
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Outstanding
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Outstanding
Early years
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

16 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. With a year group this small, a couple of children can move the percentages a long way.

Reached the expected level at 1175%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level13%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score109.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score108.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure2025StaffordshireEngland
Pupils tested16
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths75%66%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths13%8%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score109.0105.8105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score108.0104.8104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score110.0105.8105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard94%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard88%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)81%

There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. None of the gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At the end of primary school, 2025

Reached the expected level at 11Boys vs girls
67%86%
Gap 19 ptsEngland 5 pts
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Open to all. There is no entrance test.

A few spare places198 pupils for 210 places, 2024/25
94% full

About 12 places were empty, so most families who apply get in, though a popular year group can still fill up. Pupil numbers have grown by 89% since 2021/22, so places are getting harder to come by.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Staffordshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.

Pupils on roll262Census January 2026
Places210125% full
Pupils from low-income families14%16% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English8%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support19%50 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan4%11 pupils with a plan
Average class size27.58 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils13%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)16%£52,700 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls124 / 138
White British pupils82%

Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 30.0 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 30.0 (England 27.3).

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (22), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (13), emotional and mental health (13), Specific learning difficulty (5), Autistic spectrum disorder (4), Moderate learning difficulty (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll26225422619110569
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals14%15%12%11%15%15%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language8%7%10%3%3%3%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support15%13%12%15%10%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans1%1%1%0%0%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 96.0% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance96.0%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school4.8%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils0.02024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission0.9%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/21England
Sessions missedOverall absence4.0%4.5%3.4%5.1%1.5%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence3.1%3.7%2.7%4.4%1.3%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence0.9%0.8%0.6%0.7%0.2%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence4.8%12.3%5.4%2.7%0.0%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate0.00.00.52.90.0
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00000

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers11.8full-time equivalent, 13 people
Pupils per teacher20.7Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants15.7full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£49,766
Teachers who left in the year0%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher5.52024/25

Money

From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£7,515England £7,128. Total £1.7m
Income per pupil£7,602England £7,587. Total £1.8m
Spent on teachers per pupil£3,139England £3,405
Money in reserve-6%In the red: -£100k, -£433 per pupil. England 9%
Money in against money out+£20kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£7,515spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m15312 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate44 per 1,000 people52% lower than the England average
Typical house price£310,000Lichfield
Nearest bus stop120 mBerwick Avenue, 9 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Scotch Orchard Primary SchoolAcademy0.7 miles194Report card 202612Compare
St Chad's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy1.0 miles195Not inspected45Compare
Charnwood Primary AcademyAcademy1.1 miles210Good 202244Compare
St Michael's CofE (C) Primary SchoolAcademy1.2 miles398Not inspected94Compare
Five Spires AcademyAcademy1.2 miles220Good 202368Compare
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic1.2 miles205Report card 202693Compare
SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy1.4 milesNot inspectedCompare
Willows Primary AcademyAcademy1.4 miles423Report card 202665Compare

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares Streethay Primary School with the 49 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 49 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats94%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
Near the very top of its group. Its score of 93 is 43 points above the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 5 · middle 51 · highest 97100

No school with a similar mix of pupils within 25 km scores clearly higher.

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 93 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 93% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 78 to 99. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.

What we looked atHow much it countsAgainst schools like itEffect on the scoreBased on
Results over three years25%above
+0.10
2025 results; 16 pupils
Ofsted inspection20%well above
+0.43
Ofsted grade, 2.5 years old
Progress pupils make20%above
+0.20
Contextualised attainment (no DfE progress measure available); 16 pupils
Direction of travel over five years10%below
-0.09
results and attendance falling year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%above
+0.09
2024/25; 168 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils10%above
+0.10
Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 16 pupils
What parents say0%no data

Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.

Questions parents ask

Is Streethay Primary School a good school?

Yes, going by the figures. Streethay Primary School scores 93 out of 100. That is well above schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 94% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 78 to 99, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been slipping over the last five years.

What is Streethay Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Streethay Primary School outstanding at its last full inspection on 5 March 2024.

How good are Streethay Primary School's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 75% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 13% went further and reached the higher level. The year group was small, so the percentages jump around a lot from year to year.

How many pupils does Streethay Primary School have?

262 pupils aged 4 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 210 places, so it is 125% full.

Is Streethay Primary School oversubscribed?

Probably not. 12 places were empty in 2024/25 (6% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.

What is attendance like at Streethay Primary School?

Pupils were in school 96.0% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 5% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at Streethay Primary School?

The average class had 27.5 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. 13% of classes had more than 30 pupils.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Yoxall Way, Lichfield, WS13 8FT
Telephone
01543 396180
Website
www.streethayprimary.org.uk
Headteacher
Mr Stuart Taylor
Type of school
Free school (Free schools, free schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Multi-academy trust
The Shaw Education Trust (31 schools)
Local authority
Staffordshire
Ward
Whittington & Streethay
Constituency
Lichfield
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
2 September 2019 (new provision)
URN
147085 · LAESTAB 8602038 · UKPRN 10083784

Where these figures come from