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Scotch Orchard Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personDr Rhian Warrack

corporate_fareTHE ARTHUR TERRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP

location_onLichfield, WS13 6DE

language Visit Website phone 1543227400

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2011

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Students

180

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Expected Standard

61%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Scotch Orchard Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Lichfield, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 58% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Scotch Orchard Primary School is an academy converter in Lichfield, Staffordshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of THE ARTHUR TERRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. The school has approximately 201 pupils on roll, of whom 25% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 61% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #149 of 216 primaries in Staffordshire and #8,672 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2011. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.8 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 62%

Reading79% LA 75%

Writing75% LA 72%

Maths64% LA 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading66% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing79% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths52% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 60%England 60%

Reading78% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing91% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths75% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.4

Read

LA -0.1

-0.8 to 3.5

3.8

Write

LA -0.1

1.7 to 5.9

0.5

Maths

LA -0.2

-1.5 to 2.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading80% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths57% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.1

Read

LA -0.5

-2.2 to 2.3

-0.1

Write

LA -0.5

-2.2 to 2.0

-2.8

Maths

LA -0.8

-4.8 to -0.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2011-01-31

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-05-01

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.5%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.5%(3 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 201 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.5%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	201	3	1.5%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	194	4	2.1%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	211	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	210	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	204	3	1.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	195	1	0.5%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	180	1	0.6%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	177	1	0.6%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	184	1	0.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	183	1	0.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	184	1	0.5%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	183	2	1.1%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	181	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	181	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	187	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	187	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	187	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	191	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	188	1	0.5%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	188	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 21 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 18 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils