Stanton Primary School
Woodland Road, Stanton, Burton-on-Trent, DE15 9TJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Carla Norris
- Constituency
- South Derbyshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 199
- URN
- 112637
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01283564102
About this school
Stanton Primary School is a community primary school in Burton-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 199 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Stanton Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 21 | 23 | 23 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% | 48% | 43% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 0% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 52% | 65% | 61% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 65% | 61% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 52% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Stanton Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Derbyshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 33% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 43% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 157 |
| 2023/24 | 165 |
| 2024/25 | 186 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Stanton Primary School compares
Stanton Primary School ranked 203rd of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43% | 4.7% | 32.8% | 199 | — |
| Edge Hill Academy | 64% | 4.3% | 18.5% | 344 | 0.9 miles |
| Fairmeadows Foundation Primary School | 71% | 6.1% | 38.3% | 207 | 1.1 miles |
| The Violet Way Academy | — | 4.9% | 13.9% | 251 | 1.1 miles |
| Newhall Junior School | 42% | 6.3% | 48.2% | 284 | 1.2 miles |
| River View Primary and Nursery School | — | — | — | 417 | 1.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 32.8%
- English as an additional language
- 5.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.71%
- Persistent absence
- 10.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Edge Hill Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Burton-on-Trent
-
Fairmeadows Foundation Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Swadlincote
-
The Violet Way Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Burton-on-Trent
-
Newhall Junior School1.2 miles
Primary · Swadlincote
-
River View Primary and Nursery School1.3 miles
Primary · Burton-on-Trent
Other schools in Burton-on-Trent
Stanton Primary School ranks 20th of the 22 ranked primary schools in Burton-on-Trent.
- All Saints Church of England Primary and Nursery School Primary
- All Saints CofE (C) Primary School Primary
- Branston Locks Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Burton Fields School Primary
- Christ Church Primary School Primary
- Edge Hill Academy Primary
- Eton Park Junior Academy Primary
- Grange School Primary
- Henhurst Ridge Primary Academy Primary
- Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
- Horninglow Primary School Primary
- John of Rolleston Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Stanton Primary School teach?
- Stanton Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Burton-on-Trent.
- Who is the headteacher of Stanton Primary School?
- The headteacher of Stanton Primary School is Mrs Carla Norris, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Stanton Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stanton Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Stanton Primary School?
- Stanton Primary School has 199 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Stanton Primary School full?
- Stanton Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 199 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Stanton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Stanton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Stanton Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Stanton Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Stanton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 33% in 2022/23 and 43% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Stanton Primary School compare with other schools in Derbyshire?
- Stanton Primary School ranked 203rd of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Stanton Primary School's absence rate?
- Stanton Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Stanton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stanton Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 15 July 2026.