John Taylor Free School

Type Secondary / Free schools
Age Range 11-19
Religion Unknown
Address Branston Road
Tatenhill
Burton-on-Trent
Staffordshire
DE13 9SA
Phone 01283247823
Reference Number 145889

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1330
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.85%
Girls: 50.15%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 20.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 25%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 21.2

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 118 105 223
8 114 118 232
9 119 106 225
10 109 107 216
11 116 109 225
12 48 61 109
13 39 61 100

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 51.7%
Pakistani 15.4%
White, Other 9.5%
Unclassified 5.5%
Asian, Other 3.2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 2.8%
Mixed, Other 2.7%
Indian 2%
White & Asian 1.4%
Chinese 1%
African 1%
Caribbean 0.7%
White & Black (African) 0.3%
Irish 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Requires Improvement
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
Last Report Date 2023-03-31
Date Report
2023-02-14 School inspection:GoodSchool inspection, PDF - 31 March 2023

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 48% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 62.7% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 31.6 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 31.61 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) C C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 8.4% Unlock Unlock

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 232 15
Third Preference 64 3
From another Local Authority 27 15

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Branston Locks Primary and Nursery School
Shire Way, Branston, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE13 9WU
0.37 miles
Rykneld Primary School
Main Street, Branston, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE14 3EX
0.75 miles
Henhurst Ridge Primary Academy
Henhurst Ridge, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE13 9TQ
1.32 miles
Shobnall Primary & Nursery School
Shobnall Road, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE14 2BB
1.55 miles
Lift Anglesey
Clarence Street, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE14 3LG
1.86 miles
All Saints CofE (C) Primary School
Tatenhill Lane, Rangemore, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE13 9RW
2.06 miles
Christ Church Primary School
Dale Street, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE14 3TE
2.09 miles
Grange School
Shobnall Close, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE14 2HU
2.2 miles
The Mosley Academy
Main Road, Anslow, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE13 9QD
2.23 miles
Thomas Russell Infants School
Station Road, Barton-Under-Needwood, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE13 8DS
2.32 miles
River View Primary and Nursery School
Suffolk Road, Stapenhill, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE15 9HR
2.35 miles
Scientia Academy
Mona Road, Burton-upon-Trent, DE13 0UF
2.41 miles
Walton On Trent CofE Primary and Nursery School
Coton Road, Walton-on-Trent, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE12 8NL
2.41 miles
Samuel Allsopp Primary and Nursery School
Victoria Road, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, DE14 2LU
2.44 miles
Thomas Russell Junior School
Gilmour Lane, Barton-Under-Needwood, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE13 8EU
2.52 miles
Horninglow Primary School
Horninglow Road North, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE13 0SW
2.77 miles
Holy Trinity CofE (C) Primary School
Wetmore Road, Holy Trinity Ce (C) Primary School, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, DE14 1SN
2.82 miles
Lansdowne Infant Academy
Goodman Street, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE14 2RE
2.84 miles
Edge Hill Academy
Sycamore Road, Stapenhill, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE15 9NX
2.85 miles
The Violet Way Academy
Violet Way, Stapenhill, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE15 9ES
2.9 miles
Name Distance
Paget High School
Burton Road, Branston, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE14 3DR
1.3 miles
John Taylor High School
Dunstall Road, Barton-under-Needwood, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE13 8AZ
2.35 miles
Burton and South Derbyshire College
Lichfield Street, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE14 3RL
2.4 miles
Paulet High School
Violet Way, Stapenhill, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE15 9RT
3 miles
Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy
Bluestone Lane, Stapenhill, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE15 9SD
3.04 miles
Abbot Beyne School
Linnell Building, Osborne Street, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE15 0JL
3.17 miles
The de Ferrers Academy
St Mary's Drive, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE13 0LL
3.23 miles
The Fountains High School
Bitham Lane, Stretton, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE13 0HB
3.37 miles
Pegasus School
Main Street, Cauldwell, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE12 6RS
3.88 miles
Bladon House School
Newton Solney, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE15 0TA
3.98 miles
Mercia Academy
Sunnyside, Newhall, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 0TL
4.55 miles
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