SCHOOL PROFILE

Burton Fields School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 147299
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 240 Published school capacity
Capacity used 78.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

20 September 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Staffordshire
Trust CENTRAL CO-OPERATIVE LEARNING TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 189 189 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 89 47.1% of pupils
Male pupils 100 52.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

63.0%
38.2 pts above England
School 63.0%
East Staffordshire 21.4%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

55.0%
34.7 pts above England
School 55.0%
East Staffordshire 22.3%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
East Staffordshire 1.0%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
21.7%
41
Pakistani
20.1%
38
Any other White background
15.9%
30
African
11.1%
21
Any other Asian background
9.5%
18
White and Asian
5.8%
11
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 13.8% 26 of 189 pupils
7.1 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 13.8%
East Staffordshire 18.8%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 12.7% 24 pupils
England 14.8% 2.1 pts below
EHC plans 1.1% 2 pupils
England 6.0% 5.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 10
Speech, language & communication 10
Autistic spectrum disorder 3
No specialist assessment yet 3

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

45.0% 15.4 pts below England
School 45.0%
East Staffordshire 60.0%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

58.0%

15.8 pts below England

School 58.0%
East Staffordshire 73.3%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

70.0%

0.3 pts below England

School 70.0%
East Staffordshire 72.5%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

51.0%

21.0 pts below England

School 51.0%
East Staffordshire 73.0%
West Midlands 71.4%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.20%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.01 pts lower than England
School 6.20%
East Staffordshire 5.53%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

19.02%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.21 pts higher than England
School 19.02%
East Staffordshire 13.17%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.98%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.83 pts lower than England
School 0.98%
East Staffordshire 1.52%
West Midlands 1.82%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

78.8% 9.4 pts below England
Burton Fields School
78.8%
East Staffordshire
86.6%
West Midlands
91.3%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information