The Fountains Primary School
Bitham Lane, Stretton, Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ESTEEM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Price
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Esteem Multi-Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Burton and Uttoxeter
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 195
- Pupils on roll
- 206
- URN
- 146071
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01283247600
About this school
The Fountains Primary School is a special academy in Burton-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 206 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 36 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 3% | 3% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 3% | 6% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 90.0 | 92.0 | 97.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 89.0 | 89.0 | 95.0 |
| Reading progress | -7.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -6.90 | - | - |
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 The Fountains 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 | 0% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 201 |
| 2023/24 | 201 |
| 2024/25 | 204 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
- 13 September 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report12 October 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 44.12%
- English as an additional language
- 21.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.04%
- Persistent absence
- 22.75%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Fountains High School0.0 miles
Academies · Burton-on-Trent
-
Bladon House School1.8 miles
Special schools · Burton-on-Trent
-
Burton PRU2.3 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Burton-on-Trent
-
The Bayleaf Hub2.4 miles
Special schools · Derby
-
Longdon Park School2.5 miles
Special schools · Derbyshire
Other schools in Burton-on-Trent
- Bladon House School Special schools
- Burton PRU Local authority maintained schools
- The Fountains High School Academies
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does The Fountains Primary School teach?
- The Fountains Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a special school in Burton-on-Trent.
- Who is the executive headteacher of The Fountains Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of The Fountains Primary School is Mrs Nicola Price, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Fountains Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Fountains 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 big is The Fountains Primary School?
- The Fountains Primary School has 206 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is The Fountains Primary School full?
- The Fountains Primary School has capacity for 195 pupils and 206 on roll (106%), 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 The Fountains Primary School a faith school?
- No. The Fountains Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs The Fountains Primary School?
- The Fountains Primary School is part of ESTEEM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does The Fountains Primary School have?
- The schools register lists The Fountains Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Fountains Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is The Fountains Primary School's absence rate?
- The Fountains Primary School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Fountains Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Fountains 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 10 July 2026.