Schools in Burton-on-Trent

About schools in Burton-on-Trent

Most of the 44 schools listed in Burton-on-Trent are primary schools. Its seven secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Older students can carry on at one sixth form or college.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

63%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 23 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

44.9

average Attainment 8 score, across the 8 schools with published results

Primary schools32

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• All Saints Church of England Primary and Nursery School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  75%

  expected standard
• All Saints CofE (C) Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  93%

  expected standard
• Branston Locks Primary and Nursery School

  Free schools · Ages 3 to 11

• Burton Fields School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 7 to 11

  45%

  expected standard
• Christ Church Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

• Edge Hill Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 7 to 11

  64%

  expected standard
• Eton Park Junior Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 7 to 11

  39%

  expected standard
• Grange School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 7

• Henhurst Ridge Primary Academy

  Free schools · Ages 2 to 11

  63%

  expected standard
• Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• Horninglow Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  34%

  expected standard
• John of Rolleston Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

  80%

  expected standard
• Lansdowne Infant Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 7

• Lift Anglesey

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  87%

  expected standard
• Needwood CofE Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  60%

  expected standard
• Newton Solney CofE (Aided) Infant School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 5 to 7

• Outwoods Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• Richard Wakefield CofE Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  61%

  expected standard
• River View Primary and Nursery School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

• Rykneld Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

  81%

  expected standard
• Shobnall Primary & Nursery School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  97%

  expected standard
• St Modwen's Catholic Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

• Stanton Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  43%

  expected standard
• The Mosley Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  63%

  expected standard
• The Richard Crosse CofE Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  69%

  expected standard
• The Violet Way Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 7

• Thomas Russell Infants School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 7

• Thomas Russell Junior School

  Community school · Ages 7 to 11

  78%

  expected standard
• Tower View Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

• William Shrewsbury Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  64%

  expected standard
• Winshill Village Primary and Nursery School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 2 to 11

  44%

  expected standard
• Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  48%

  expected standard

Secondary schools7

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Abbot Beyne School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 11 to 18

  39.4

  Attainment 8
• Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  46.7

  Attainment 8
• John Taylor Free School

  Free schools · Ages 11 to 19

  46.4

  Attainment 8
• John Taylor High School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  54.8

  Attainment 8
• Paget High School

  Community school · Ages 11 to 18

  38.5

  Attainment 8
• Paulet High School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  41.0

  Attainment 8
• The de Ferrers Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  46.5

  Attainment 8

Sixth forms and colleges1

• Burton and South Derbyshire College

  Further education · Ages 16 to 99

Special schools and alternative provision4

• Bladon House School

  Other independent special school · Ages 5 to 19

• Burton PRU

  Pupil referral unit · Ages 11 to 16

• The Fountains High School

  Academy special converter · Ages 11 to 18

• The Fountains Primary School

  Academy special converter · Ages 2 to 11

Common questions about schools in Burton-on-Trent

How many schools are in Burton-on-Trent?

OfferDay lists 44 schools in Burton-on-Trent, including 32 primary schools and seven secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Burton-on-Trent?

Every school in Burton-on-Trent is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Burton-on-Trent?

OfferDay ranks schools in Burton-on-Trent where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.