Bladon House School
Newton Solney, Burton-on-Trent, DE15 0TA
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 5 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Shally Saleri-Palmer
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- South Derbyshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 100
- Pupils on roll
- 63
- URN
- 113019
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01283563787
About this school
Bladon House School is an independent special school in Burton-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 5 to 19 and has 63 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Bladon House School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Bladon House School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in May 1971, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Bladon House 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45 |
| 2023/24 | 54 |
| 2024/25 | 58 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 63
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Burton PRU0.8 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Burton-on-Trent
-
The Fountains High School1.8 miles
Academies · Burton-on-Trent
-
The Fountains Primary School1.8 miles
Academies · Burton-on-Trent
-
The Bayleaf Hub2.1 miles
Special schools · Derby
-
Repton School2.6 miles
Independent schools · Derby
Other schools in Burton-on-Trent
- Burton PRU Local authority maintained schools
- The Fountains High School Academies
- The Fountains Primary School Academies
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does Bladon House School teach?
- Bladon House School teaches children aged 5 to 19. It is a special school in Burton-on-Trent.
- Who is the headteacher of Bladon House School?
- The headteacher of Bladon House School is Mrs Shally Saleri-Palmer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bladon House School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Bladon House School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Bladon House School?
- Bladon House School has 63 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 19.
- Is Bladon House School full?
- Bladon House School has capacity for 100 pupils and 63 on roll (63%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bladon House School a faith school?
- No. Bladon House School has no designated religious character.
- What are Bladon House School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bladon House 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 24 July 2026.