Scientia Academy
Mona Road, Burton-upon-Trent, DE13 0UF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Laura Hands
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- REAch2 Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Burton and Uttoxeter
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 443
- URN
- 139602
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01283248100
About this school
Scientia Academy is a primary academy in Burton-upon-Trent. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 443 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Scientia Academy, 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 21 May 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 62 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 56% | 48% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 2% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 69% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 69% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 60% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.10 | - | - |
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 Scientia Academy 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 | 58% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 48% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 460 |
| 2023/24 | 461 |
| 2024/25 | 453 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Scientia Academy compares
Scientia Academy ranked 197th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48% | 6.7% | 23.8% | 443 | — |
| Horninglow Primary School | 34% | 4.3% | 43.7% | 228 | 0.4 miles |
| Grange School | — | 7.8% | 44.8% | 168 | 0.5 miles |
| Samuel Allsopp Primary and Nursery School | 53% | 5.9% | 37.2% | 308 | 0.6 miles |
| Lansdowne Infant Academy | — | 7.9% | 44.4% | 207 | 0.7 miles |
| Eton Park Junior Academy | 39% | 6.7% | 46.7% | 197 | 0.7 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)
- 23.8%
- English as an additional language
- 41.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.65%
- Persistent absence
- 19.62%
Location
Nearby schools
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Horninglow Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Burton-on-Trent
-
Grange School0.5 miles
Primary · Burton-on-Trent
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Samuel Allsopp Primary and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Burton-upon-Trent
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Lansdowne Infant Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Burton-on-Trent
-
Eton Park Junior Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Burton-on-Trent
Other schools in Burton-upon-Trent
Common questions
- What ages does Scientia Academy teach?
- Scientia Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Burton-upon-Trent.
- Who is the headteacher of Scientia Academy?
- The headteacher of Scientia Academy is Mrs Laura Hands, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Scientia Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Scientia Academy, 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 Scientia Academy?
- Scientia Academy has 443 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Scientia Academy full?
- Scientia Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 443 on roll (105%), so it is at or above 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 Scientia Academy a faith school?
- No. Scientia Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Scientia Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Scientia Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Scientia Academy part of an academy trust?
- Scientia Academy is part of REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Scientia Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 48% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Scientia Academy compare with other schools in Staffordshire?
- Scientia Academy ranked 197th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Scientia Academy's absence rate?
- Scientia Academy's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Scientia Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Scientia Academy'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 1 July 2026.