Burton Fields School

Burton Fields School is performing well overall, being graded as good for its quality of education and leadership, with outstanding marks for behaviour and personal development. The school fosters a welcoming environment where pupils feel safe, respected, and eager to learn. They have a strong curriculum that supports inclusivity, although there are concerns regarding the phonics teaching approach, which needs addressing to ensure all pupils, especially those struggling with reading, receive adequate support.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate excellent behaviour and respect for each other.
• The school has high ambitions, particularly for pupils with SEND.
• The personal development program encourages tolerance and understanding of different cultures and beliefs.
• Teachers provide engaging lessons that build on pupils' prior knowledge.

Areas for Improvement

• The school lacks a coherent approach to the teaching of phonics, impacting some pupils' reading fluency.

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 Burton Fields School attended 93.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 19.0% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Burton Fields School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were 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 Burton Fields School had 20.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 19.4% 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, 12.7% of pupils at Burton Fields School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.1% 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 Burton Fields School received £7,458 and spent £6,686 for each of its 184 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £69,000 (£376 per pupil).

Across all 9 schools of Central Co-Operative Learning Trust, income was £6,831 and spending £6,583 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

Burton Fields School is part of Central Co-Operative Learning Trust, which runs 9 schools. The nearest others:

• Outwoods Primary School Burton-On-Trent
• John of Rolleston Primary School Burton-On-Trent
• Grange School Burton-On-Trent
• William Shrewsbury Primary School Burton-On-Trent
• Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School Rugeley
• Brownhills West Primary School Walsall
• Greenfield Primary School Walsall
• Blackwood School Sutton Coldfield

What is Burton Fields School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Burton Fields School is Good, from an inspection in October 2023.

When was Burton Fields School last inspected by Ofsted?

Burton Fields School was last inspected in October 2023.

How many pupils does Burton Fields School have?

Burton Fields School has 189 pupils on roll.

What age range does Burton Fields School cover?

Burton Fields School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Burton Fields School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 45% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Burton Fields School?

Burton Fields School is at Outwoods Street, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE14 2PJ.