Five Spires Academy

Five Spires Academy has been rated as good overall, demonstrating notable strengths in behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership, and early years provision, which are all designated as outstanding. The school fosters a positive environment, where students feel happy and well-supported in their learning, with effective leadership driving a rich curriculum that engages pupils. While the majority of the educational strategies are effective, there are some areas within the curriculum where the sequencing of knowledge could be improved for better clarity and understanding among pupils.

Strengths

• High expectations for student achievement
• Outstanding behaviour and attitudes among pupils
• Effective support for pupils with SEND
• Strong leadership that articulates a clear vision
• Engaging and carefully considered early years curriculum
• Excellent opportunities for personal development and cultural awareness

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent sequencing of key knowledge in some subjects
• Occasional failure to address misconceptions promptly in student understanding

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Five Spires Academy attended 95.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.8% of pupils at Five Spires Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Five Spires Academy had 23.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 18.2% of pupils at Five Spires Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Five Spires Academy received £6,814 and spent £6,507 for each of its 224 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £51,000 (£228 per pupil).

Across all 65 schools of Reach2 Academy Trust, income was £7,346 and spending £7,105 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Lichfield · Staffordshire local authority: places and applications

Five Spires Academy is part of Reach2 Academy Trust, which runs 65 schools. The nearest others:

• Springhill Primary Academy Burntwood
• Norton Canes Primary Academy Cannock
• Heath Hayes Primary Academy Cannock
• Henhurst Ridge Primary Academy Burton-On-Trent
• Scientia Academy Burton-Upon-Trent
• Manor Park Primary Academy Birmingham
• Racemeadow Primary Academy Atherstone
• Bushbury Lane Academy Wolverhampton
• Silkmore Primary Academy Stafford
• Veritas Primary Academy Stafford

What is Five Spires Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Five Spires Academy is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Five Spires Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Five Spires Academy was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Five Spires Academy have?

Five Spires Academy has 220 pupils on roll.

What age range does Five Spires Academy cover?

Five Spires Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Five Spires Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Five Spires Academy?

Five Spires Academy is at Cherry Orchard, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS14 9AN.