Abbot Beyne School
Linnell Building, Osborne Street, Burton-on-Trent, DE15 0JL
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Jamie Tickle
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Burton and Uttoxeter
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,189
- Pupils on roll
- 834
- URN
- 124449
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01283759007
About this school
Abbot Beyne School is a voluntary controlled secondary school in Burton-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 834 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Abbot Beyne 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 October 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 120 | 137 | 132 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.5 | 38.4 | 39.4 |
| Progress 8 score | 0.00 -0.27 to +0.26 | -0.27 -0.51 to -0.02 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 31% | 27.7% | 26.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 53% | 43.8% | 50.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 14% | 3.6% | 16.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
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 Abbot Beyne 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 | 42.5 | 36.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 38.4 | 35 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.4 | 36.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 790 |
| 2023/24 | 812 |
| 2024/25 | 828 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Abbot Beyne School compares
Abbot Beyne School ranked 42nd of 56 secondary schools in Staffordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 36% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39.4 | 10.1% | 33% | 834 | — |
| Paulet High School | 41 | 7.9% | 26.2% | 915 | 1.2 miles |
| Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy | 46.7 | 6.3% | 23.4% | 632 | 1.4 miles |
| The de Ferrers Academy | 46.5 | 8% | 25.7% | 2,403 | 1.9 miles |
| Mercia Academy | 32.6 | 13.1% | 44.6% | 592 | 2.1 miles |
| Paget High School | 38.5 | 8.9% | 29.8% | 606 | 2.3 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 32.96%
- English as an additional language
- 30.8%
- Overall absence
- 10.13%
- Persistent absence
- 30.24%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Paulet High School1.2 miles
Secondary · Burton-on-Trent
-
Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy1.4 miles
Secondary · Burton-on-Trent
-
The de Ferrers Academy1.9 miles
Secondary · Burton-on-Trent
-
Mercia Academy2.1 miles
Secondary · Swadlincote
-
Paget High School2.3 miles
Secondary · Burton-on-Trent
Other schools in Burton-on-Trent
Abbot Beyne School ranks 6th of the 7 ranked secondary schools in Burton-on-Trent.
- Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy Secondary
- John Taylor Free School Secondary
- John Taylor High School Secondary
- Paget 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 Abbot Beyne School teach?
- Abbot Beyne School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Burton-on-Trent.
- Who is the headteacher of Abbot Beyne School?
- The headteacher of Abbot Beyne School is Mr Jamie Tickle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Abbot Beyne School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Abbot Beyne 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 Abbot Beyne School?
- Abbot Beyne School has 834 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Abbot Beyne School full?
- Abbot Beyne School has capacity for 1,189 pupils and 834 on roll (70%), 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 Abbot Beyne School a faith school?
- No. Abbot Beyne School has no designated religious character.
- Is Abbot Beyne School a selective school?
- No. Abbot Beyne School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Abbot Beyne School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42.5 in 2022/23 and 39.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Abbot Beyne School compare with other schools in Staffordshire?
- Abbot Beyne School ranked 42nd of 56 secondary schools in Staffordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 36% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Abbot Beyne School's absence rate?
- Abbot Beyne School's overall absence rate is 10.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Abbot Beyne School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Abbot Beyne 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.