Paget High School
Burton Road, Branston, Burton-on-Trent, DE14 3DR
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr L Fenn Griffin
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Burton and Uttoxeter
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,034
- Pupils on roll
- 606
- URN
- 124392
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01283248800
About this school
Paget High School is a community secondary school in Burton-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 606 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Paget High School, and its latest judgement is set out below. 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 110 | 119 | 103 |
| Attainment 8 score | 36.9 | 39.0 | 38.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.35 -0.63 to -0.07 | -0.19 -0.46 to +0.09 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 22% | 26.9% | 32% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 45% | 46.2% | 46.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 16% | 14.3% | 3.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
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 Paget High 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 | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 36.9 | 36.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39 | 35 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 38.5 | 36.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 686 |
| 2023/24 | 708 |
| 2024/25 | 661 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Paget High School compares
Paget High School ranked 46th of 56 secondary schools in Staffordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 34% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38.5 | 8.9% | 29.8% | 606 | — |
| John Taylor Free School | 46.4 | 7.7% | 22.5% | 1,315 | 1.3 miles |
| Paulet High School | 41 | 7.9% | 26.2% | 915 | 1.8 miles |
| Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy | 46.7 | 6.3% | 23.4% | 632 | 1.8 miles |
| Abbot Beyne School | 39.4 | 10.1% | 33% | 834 | 2.3 miles |
| John Taylor High School | 54.8 | 4.9% | 9.3% | 1,523 | 3.0 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.8%
- English as an additional language
- 54.8%
- Overall absence
- 8.87%
- Persistent absence
- 27.59%
Location
Nearby schools
-
John Taylor Free School1.3 miles
Secondary · Burton-on-Trent
-
Paulet High School1.8 miles
Secondary · Burton-on-Trent
-
Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy1.8 miles
Secondary · Burton-on-Trent
-
Abbot Beyne School2.3 miles
Secondary · Burton-on-Trent
-
John Taylor High School3.0 miles
Secondary · Burton-on-Trent
Other schools in Burton-on-Trent
Paget High School ranks 7th of the 7 ranked secondary schools in Burton-on-Trent.
- Abbot Beyne School Secondary
- Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy Secondary
- John Taylor Free School Secondary
- John Taylor High School Secondary
- Paulet High School Secondary
- The de Ferrers Academy Secondary
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does Paget High School teach?
- Paget High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Burton-on-Trent.
- Who is the headteacher of Paget High School?
- The headteacher of Paget High School is Mr L Fenn Griffin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Paget High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Paget High 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 Paget High School?
- Paget High School has 606 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Paget High School full?
- Paget High School has capacity for 1,034 pupils and 606 on roll (59%), 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 Paget High School a faith school?
- No. Paget High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Paget High School a selective school?
- No. Paget High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Paget High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 36.9 in 2022/23 and 38.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Paget High School compare with other schools in Staffordshire?
- Paget High School ranked 46th of 56 secondary schools in Staffordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 34% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Paget High School's absence rate?
- Paget High School's overall absence rate is 8.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Paget High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Paget High 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 30 June 2026.