School admissions in Lichfield
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 14 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Lichfield in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 15 schools in Lichfield first 505 times for 504 places: 1.00 first choices per place. 5 of the 15 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 4 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.23 miles (Streethay Primary School) to 0.85 miles (Christ Church CofE (C) Primary School).
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 3 schools in Lichfield first 576 times for 574 places: 1.00 first choices per place. 2 of the 3 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: King Edward VI School, to 1.05 miles.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
Reception places, September 2026
15 schools. 5 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Streethay Primary School | 1.61 | 28 | 0.225 miles |
| Anna Seward Primary | 1.20 | 30 | 0.563 miles |
| Christ Church CofE (C) Primary School | 1.12 | 60 | 0.854 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 1.10 | 30 | not published |
| Fradley Park Primary and Nursery School | 1.03 | 30 | 0.644 miles |
| St Stephen's Primary School | 0.98 | 43 | not published |
| Willows Primary Academy | 0.96 | 45 | 1.135 miles |
| Chadsmead Primary Academy | 0.95 | 19 | not published |
| Whittington Primary and Nursery School | 0.91 | 44 | 3.316 miles |
| Greysbrooke Primary School | 0.90 | 29 | 1.734 miles |
| Charnwood Primary Academy | 0.89 | 19 | 0.614 miles |
| Five Spires Academy | 0.88 | 25 | 1.366 miles |
| Scotch Orchard Primary School | 0.85 | 26 | 1.197 miles |
| St Chad's CofE Primary School | 0.84 | 19 | 0.971 miles |
| St Michael's CofE (C) Primary School | 0.82 | 57 | 0.975 miles |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.
Year 7 places, September 2026
3 schools. 2 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Friary School | 1.24 | 217 | 0.872 miles |
| King Edward VI School | 1.03 | 253 | 1.053 miles |
| Nether Stowe School | 0.46 | 104 | not published |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.