Winshill Village Primary and Nursery School
Brough Road, Winshill, Burton-on-Trent, DE15 0DH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- JOHN TAYLOR MAT
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lydia Howard
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- John Taylor MAT
- Constituency
- Burton and Uttoxeter
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 252
- URN
- 146085
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01283247570
About this school
Winshill Village Primary and Nursery School is a primary academy in Burton-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 252 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 31 | 21 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 71% | 44% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 5% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 61% | 95% | 56% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 81% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 95% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 109.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.80 | - | - |
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 Winshill Village Primary and Nursery 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 | 71% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 44% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 243 |
| 2023/24 | 230 |
| 2024/25 | 248 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Winshill Village Primary and Nursery School compares
Winshill Village Primary and Nursery School ranked 212th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44% | 4.9% | 32.4% | 252 | — |
| Tower View Primary School | — | — | — | 321 | 0.3 miles |
| Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy | 50% | 5.3% | 17.6% | 179 | 0.8 miles |
| Holy Trinity CofE (C) Primary School | 53% | 5.4% | 27.7% | 174 | 1.2 miles |
| Newton Solney CofE (Aided) Infant School | — | 3.9% | 7.7% | 34 | 1.4 miles |
| The Violet Way Academy | — | 4.9% | 13.9% | 251 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 32.37%
- English as an additional language
- 14.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.9%
- Persistent absence
- 12.64%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Tower View Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Burton-on-Trent
-
Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Burton-on-Trent
-
Holy Trinity CofE (C) Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Burton-upon-Trent
-
Newton Solney CofE (Aided) Infant School1.4 miles
Primary · Burton-on-Trent
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The Violet Way Academy1.5 miles
Primary · Burton-on-Trent
Other schools in Burton-on-Trent
Winshill Village Primary and Nursery School ranks 19th 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
- John of Rolleston Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Winshill Village Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Winshill Village Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Burton-on-Trent.
- Who is the headteacher of Winshill Village Primary and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Winshill Village Primary and Nursery School is Mrs Lydia Howard, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Winshill Village Primary and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Winshill Village Primary and Nursery 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 Winshill Village Primary and Nursery School?
- Winshill Village Primary and Nursery School has 252 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Winshill Village Primary and Nursery School full?
- Winshill Village Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 210 pupils and 252 on roll (120%), 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 Winshill Village Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Winshill Village Primary and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Winshill Village Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Winshill Village Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Winshill Village Primary and Nursery School?
- Winshill Village Primary and Nursery School is part of JOHN TAYLOR MAT. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Winshill Village Primary and Nursery 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 44% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Winshill Village Primary and Nursery School rank locally?
- Winshill Village Primary and Nursery School ranked 212th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Winshill Village Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Winshill Village Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Winshill Village Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Winshill Village Primary and Nursery 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 2 July 2026.