The Violet Way Academy

The Violet Way Academy has been rated as 'Good' overall, with commendable performance across various domains including the quality of education, behaviour, and leadership. The school has created a nurturing environment where pupils feel safe and motivated to perform at their best. Staff demonstrate a strong commitment to personal development, encouraging pupils to participate in a variety of clubs and activities that enhance their learning experience. Despite these positive aspects, the school recognizes the need for improvement in certain areas of the curriculum and opportunities for writing practice.

Strengths

• Pupils are encouraged to reach their full potential.
• Staff provide a warm and nurturing environment.
• High expectations for learning and behaviour are maintained.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND.
• Strong emphasis on reading and language development.
• Planned personal development opportunities enhance the curriculum.

Areas for Improvement

• Some curriculum areas lack careful planning and sequencing.
• Insufficient opportunities for pupils to practice writing at length.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at The Violet Way Academy attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.4% of pupils at The Violet Way Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 The Violet Way Academy had 23.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 9.2% of pupils at The Violet Way Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 The Violet Way Academy received £6,288 and spent £6,375 for each of its 259 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £168,000 (-£648 per pupil).

Across all 10 schools of Fierté Multi-Academy Trust, income was £6,434 and spending £6,626 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Burton-On-Trent · Staffordshire local authority: places and applications

The Violet Way Academy is part of Fierté Multi-Academy Trust, which runs 10 schools. The nearest others:

• Edge Hill Academy Burton-On-Trent
• Anker Valley Primary Academy Tamworth
• Ankermoor Primary Academy Tamworth
• Garden Village Primary Academy Tamworth
• Glascote Academy Tamworth
• Wilnecote Junior Academy Tamworth
• Heathfields Infant Academy Tamworth
• Dosthill Primary School Tamworth
• Manor Primary Academy Tamworth

What is The Violet Way Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Violet Way Academy is Good, from an inspection in April 2024.

When was The Violet Way Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

The Violet Way Academy was last inspected in April 2024.

How many pupils does The Violet Way Academy have?

The Violet Way Academy has 251 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Violet Way Academy cover?

The Violet Way Academy for pupils aged 4 to 7.

Where is The Violet Way Academy?

The Violet Way Academy is at Violet Way, Stapenhill, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE15 9ES.