Primary
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Cherry Orchard, Lichfield, WS14 9AN
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 205 of 210 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.8
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Religious character
- Yes
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Birmingham
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 10.6
- All staff (FTE)
- 20.2
- Pupils per adult
- 10.4
- Pupils
- 210
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected March 2026
- AchievementStrong standard
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
- Early yearsStrong standard
- InclusionStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceStrong standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
January 2022
Ungraded inspection
Good
Read the report (opens in a new tab)November 2016
Previous framework
Good
- Leadership and governanceGood
SATs results
79%
4 points above the Lichfield average (75% across 12 schools)
108.0
0.2 below the Lichfield average (108.2 across 12 schools)
5th of 12 by our score, among the primary schools in Lichfield we can score - 16 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 106 |
| Average reading score | 108 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 79% |
| Working at a higher standard | 10% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 65% |
| 23/24 | 80% |
| 24/25 | 79% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 107.0 |
| 23/24 | 108.0 |
| 24/25 | 108.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 106.0 |
| 23/24 | 108.0 |
| 24/25 | 106.0 |
Cherry Orchard, Lichfield, WS14 9AN
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Staffordshire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Deirdre McLeary
- Address
- Cherry Orchard, Lichfield, WS14 9AN
- Telephone
- 01543263505