School place planning in Lichfield District
The district of Lichfield is made up of two distinct areas:
A two tier education system, with primary (4-11 years) and secondary (11-18 years) schools, operates throughout the Lichfield district.
Printable map of Lichfield district:
For the purpose of school place planning the district is broken down into smaller planning areas which are used to plan the number of school places required. These have been grouped based on the geographical location of schools, and by assessing pupil movement between schools and catchment areas.
Lichfield including Fradley, has 19 primary schools and 3 secondary schools.
Anna Seward Primary School, 1FE (210 places) opened in September 2023 with 30 Reception places, increasing by one year group each year, all year groups will be operational in September 2029.
Fradley Park Primary & Nursery School, 1FE (210 places) opened in September 2022 with 30 Reception places, increasing by one year group each year, all year groups will be operational in September 2028.
There are currently proposals to open one more new primary school within the next five years on the St. John's Grange development in September 2025. The school will initially provide an additional 30 Reception places on opening, increasing by one year group each year, all year groups will be operational in September 2032.
Expansions completed in 2021 in two Lichfield secondary schools mean that 60 additional Year 7 places are available each year.
In the longer term additional school places will be required at both primary and secondary level.
Printable planning cluster map
Burntwood has 9 primary schools and 2 secondary schools.
There are currently no additional places planned within the next five years. However, in the longer term additional school places may be required.
Printable planning cluster map
New schools
Within the district one new primary school is proposed to be delivered within the next five years.
Lichfield: St. John's Grange, Lichfield – Primary
A 2FE (420 place) primary school is scheduled to open in September 2026 on the St. John's Grange housing development site. The school will operate as a 1FE (210 place) primary school until the requirement for further places is identified in line with local demographics.
The new primary free school will be a mainstream, co-educational school for Reception to Year 6 age groups, plus early years provision.
The new school will build pupil numbers incrementally, increasing by one year group each year. This means that upon opening, in September 2026, the free school will admit children into nursery and Reception only. In September 2027, the school will admit into nursery, Reception and Year 1 year groups.
Primitas Learning Partnership have been confirmed as the successful sponsor of the new school at St. John's Grange. More information about the Trust is available on the website here: Primitas Learning Partnership
The new school is currently under construction.
Consultation
A public consultation for the new school was completed in October 2023. The results of the consultation can be found on our new school page: New Primary School at St. John's Grange Site, Lichfield - Staffordshire County Council
Planning Permission
Planning permission was granted to build the new school under planning application reference SCC/23/0162/FUL-MAJ. Further details of the school can be found on our planning applications website.
School expansions
Lichfield: Fradley Park Primary & Nursery School
To meet an increased need for primary school places due to planned housing developments in the local area, a project to expand Fradley Park Primary and Nursery School has been proposed.
This new school opened in September 2022 and has the capability to be expanded to 2FE (420 places). The project would enable additional places to be provided locally by increasing the published admission number (PAN) from 30 to 60 places. The expansion will be delivered in line with the growth in pupil numbers in Fradley from further committed housing development. Delivery could be from September 2028 at the earliest.
Delivered projects
The following projects have been delivered since September 2019:
| School | Places | Date completed |
|---|
| Anna Seward Primary School |
210 |
September 2023
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| Fradley Park Primary & Nursery School |
210 |
September 2022
|
| Nether Stowe School |
180 |
September 2021
|
| King Edward VI School |
180 |
April 2021 |