Best Secondary Schools in Lichfield

We checked all 4 secondary schools in Lichfield, Staffordshire, and list every one: 3 ranked, then 1 without a rank.

Schools checked
4
Ranked
3
Without a rank
1

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Lichfield. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Lichfield also has 17 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Staffordshire. Staffordshire also has rankings for Stafford, Burton-on-Trent, Tamworth, Cannock and all of Staffordshire.

Ranked secondary schools in Lichfield

  1. Rank 1

    The Friary School

    Academy, 1,255 pupils, inspected March 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    57.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    65.7%
  2. Rank 2

    King Edward VI School

    Local authority maintained, 1,609 pupils, inspected March 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    52.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    57.5%
  3. Rank 3

    Nether Stowe School

    Academy, 692 pupils, inspected March 2026

    Report card: Needs attention
    Attainment 8
    38.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    23.6%

Secondary schools in Lichfield without a rank