Options Trent Acres School
Alrewas Road, Kings Bromley, Burton on Trent, DE13 7HR
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 5 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Head of Education
- Mr Phil Petch
- Constituency
- Lichfield
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 141
- Pupils on roll
- 139
- URN
- 131004
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01543473772
About this school
Options Trent Acres School is an independent special school in Burton on Trent. It teaches children aged 5 to 19 and has 139 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Options Trent Acres 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
Options Trent Acres School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in November 2005, 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 | 13 | 11 | 29 |
| Attainment 8 score | 0.8 | 7.8 | 9.6 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 9.1% | 3.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 9.1% | 13.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
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 Options Trent Acres 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 | 0.8 | 36.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 7.8 | 35 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 9.6 | 36.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 92 |
| 2023/24 | 111 |
| 2024/25 | 136 |
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
- 139
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Rugeley School3.5 miles
Special schools · Rugeley
-
Longdon Hall School3.5 miles
Special schools · Staffordshire
-
Rocklands School3.7 miles
Academies · Lichfield
-
The Bridge Academy4.2 miles
Academies · Lichfield
-
Lichfield Cathedral School4.4 miles
Independent schools · Lichfield
Common questions
- What year groups does Options Trent Acres School teach?
- Options Trent Acres School teaches children aged 5 to 19. It is a special school in Burton on Trent.
- Who is the head of education of Options Trent Acres School?
- The head of education of Options Trent Acres School is Mr Phil Petch, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Options Trent Acres School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Options Trent Acres 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 big is Options Trent Acres School?
- Options Trent Acres School has 139 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 19.
- Is Options Trent Acres School full?
- Options Trent Acres School has capacity for 141 pupils and 139 on roll (99%), 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 Options Trent Acres School a faith school?
- No. Options Trent Acres School has no designated religious character.
- How have Options Trent Acres School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 0.8 in 2022/23 and 9.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Options Trent Acres School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Options Trent Acres 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.