John of Rolleston Primary School
Chapel Lane, Rolleston-on-Dove, Burton-on-Trent, DE13 9AG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CENTRAL CO-OPERATIVE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jennifer McCaffrey
- Sponsor
- Central Co-operative Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Burton and Uttoxeter
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 335
- URN
- 145100
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01283247515
About this school
John of Rolleston Primary School is a primary academy in Burton-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 335 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected John of Rolleston Primary 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 51 | 63 | 49 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 65% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 11% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 75% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 75% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 73% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
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 John of Rolleston Primary 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 | 55% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 364 |
| 2023/24 | 361 |
| 2024/25 | 342 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How John of Rolleston Primary School compares
John of Rolleston Primary School ranked 37th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 4.7% | 11.1% | 335 | — |
| St Modwen's Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.9 miles |
| Outwoods Primary School | 57% | 4.8% | 26.6% | 434 | 1.1 miles |
| Burton Fields School | 45% | 6.2% | 56.5% | 189 | 1.1 miles |
| William Shrewsbury Primary School | 64% | 3.6% | 21% | 617 | 1.3 miles |
| The Mease Spencer Academy | — | 5% | 19.4% | 202 | 1.5 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.11%
- English as an additional language
- 4.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.69%
- Persistent absence
- 8.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Modwen's Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Burton-on-Trent
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Outwoods Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Burton-on-Trent
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Burton Fields School1.1 miles
Primary · Burton-On-Trent
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William Shrewsbury Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Burton-on-Trent
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The Mease Spencer Academy1.5 miles
Primary · Hilton
Other schools in Burton-on-Trent
John of Rolleston Primary School ranks 5th of the 22 ranked primary schools in Burton-on-Trent.
- 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
- Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
- Horninglow Primary School Primary
- Lansdowne Infant Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does John of Rolleston Primary School teach?
- John of Rolleston Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Burton-on-Trent.
- Who is the headteacher of John of Rolleston Primary School?
- The headteacher of John of Rolleston Primary School is Mrs Jennifer McCaffrey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has John of Rolleston Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected John of Rolleston Primary 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 John of Rolleston Primary School?
- John of Rolleston Primary School has 335 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is John of Rolleston Primary School full?
- John of Rolleston Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 335 on roll (80%), 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 John of Rolleston Primary School a faith school?
- No. John of Rolleston Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does John of Rolleston Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records John of Rolleston Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is John of Rolleston Primary School part of an academy trust?
- John of Rolleston Primary School is part of CENTRAL CO-OPERATIVE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have John of Rolleston Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does John of Rolleston Primary School compare with other schools in Staffordshire?
- John of Rolleston Primary School ranked 37th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is John of Rolleston Primary School's absence rate?
- John of Rolleston Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are John of Rolleston Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, John of Rolleston Primary 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 15 July 2026.