Schools in Burton-on-Trent
Burton-on-Trent straddles the Staffordshire and Derbyshire border, and its 45 schools are split between two local authorities - Staffordshire County Council and Derbyshire County Council - as well as some East Staffordshire Borough standalone academies. Families should check which authority administers their nearest school before applying.
The town centre and outer suburbs such as Stapenhill, Winshill and Branston each have their own primary feeder schools, with catchment boundaries that generally align with the surrounding residential streets. Secondary schools including Paulet High and de Ferrers Academy are oversubscribed in most years.
Proximity after siblings is the standard tiebreaker across Burton schools, measured as a straight-line distance from home to school gate. Last-distance-offered figures from previous years give the clearest indication of realistic catchment radii.
School demand in Burton-on-Trent
Across the 40 schools in Burton-on-Trent with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 88%. 8 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
10 schools in Burton-on-Trent have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
32 of the schools in Burton-on-Trent are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Derbyshire, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
22 of the schools in Burton-on-Trent have a current Ofsted rating, of which 21 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Burton-on-Trent: 6 oversubscribed (32)
Stanton Primary School
Primary · Community school
Burton-on-Trent · DE15 9TJ
Newton Solney CofE (Aided) Infant School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Burton-on-Trent · DE15 0SF
Thomas Russell Junior School
Primary · Community school
Burton-on-Trent · DE13 8EU
St Modwen's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Burton-on-Trent · DE13 0AJ
The Violet Way Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Burton-on-Trent · DE15 9ES
The Mosley Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Burton-on-Trent · DE13 9QD
Lift Anglesey
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Burton-on-Trent · DE14 3LG
The Richard Crosse CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Burton-on-Trent · DE13 7JE
Thomas Russell Infants School
Primary · Academy converter
Burton-on-Trent · DE13 8DS
Horninglow Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Burton-on-Trent · DE13 0SW
Eton Park Junior Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Burton-on-Trent · DE14 2SG
Lansdowne Infant Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Burton-on-Trent · DE14 2RE
Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Burton-on-Trent · DE13 8NF
Henhurst Ridge Primary Academy
Primary · Free schools
Burton-on-Trent · DE13 9TQ
William Shrewsbury Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Burton-on-Trent · DE13 0HE
Outwoods Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Burton-on-Trent · DE13 0AS
John of Rolleston Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Burton-on-Trent · DE13 9AG
Rykneld Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Burton-on-Trent · DE14 3EX
Grange School
Primary · Academy converter
Burton-on-Trent · DE14 2HU
Richard Wakefield CofE Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Burton-on-Trent · DE13 9NR
Shobnall Primary & Nursery School
Primary · Academy converter
Burton-on-Trent · DE14 2BB
Winshill Village Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Burton-on-Trent · DE15 0DH
Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Burton-on-Trent · DE15 0JE
Needwood CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Burton-on-Trent · DE13 8SU
All Saints CofE (C) Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Burton-on-Trent · DE13 9RW
Burton Fields School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Burton-On-Trent · DE14 2PJ
Edge Hill Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Burton-on-Trent · DE15 9NX
All Saints Church of England Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Academy converter
Burton-on-Trent · DE13 7EF
Branston Locks Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Free schools
Burton-on-Trent · DE13 9WU
River View Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Academy converter
Burton-on-Trent · DE15 9HR
Tower View Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Burton-on-Trent · DE15 0EZ
Christ Church Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Burton-on-Trent · DE14 3TE
Secondary Schools in Burton-on-Trent (7)
Paget High School
Secondary · Community school
Burton-on-Trent · DE14 3DR
Abbot Beyne School
Secondary · Voluntary controlled school
Burton-on-Trent · DE15 0JL
John Taylor High School
Secondary · Academy converter
Burton-on-Trent · DE13 8AZ
The de Ferrers Academy
Secondary · Academy converter
Burton-on-Trent · DE13 0LL
John Taylor Free School
Secondary · Free schools
Burton-on-Trent · DE13 9SA
Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy
Secondary · Academy converter
Burton-on-Trent · DE15 9SD
Paulet High School
Secondary · Academy converter
Burton-on-Trent · DE15 9RT
Other Schools in Burton-on-Trent (6)
Bladon House School
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Burton-on-Trent · DE15 0TA
Burton and South Derbyshire College
All through · Further education
Burton-on-Trent · DE14 3RL
Options Trent Acres School
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Burton on Trent · DE13 7HR
Burton PRU
Not applicable · Pupil referral unit
Burton-on-Trent · DE15 0HR
The Fountains High School
Not applicable · Academy special converter
Burton-on-Trent · DE13 0HB
The Fountains Primary School
Not applicable · Academy special converter
Burton-on-Trent · DE13 0HB
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Burton-on-Trent are set by Derbyshire and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.