School profile

Stanton Primary School

Primary · Community school · Burton-on-Trent, DE15 9TJ

Requires improvement

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National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#13,474 of 15,057

Worse than 89% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Stanton Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted report cardInspected 28 Apr 2026

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Needs attention
Early years
Expected standard
Safeguarding
Met

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages4 to 11
Pupils199
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Carla Norris
Local authorityDerbyshire
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 112637.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolDerbyshireEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths43%, worse than England, worse than Derbyshire59%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and mathsScore of 110 or more in reading and maths, greater depth in writing.4%, worse than England, worse than Derbyshire8%8%
Average reading scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.102, worse than England, worse than Derbyshire105106
Average maths scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.101, worse than England, worse than Derbyshire104105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.105, similar to England, similar to Derbyshire105105
Expected standard in reading61%, worse than England, worse than Derbyshire74%76%
Expected standard in writing70%, similar to England, similar to Derbyshire70%73%
Expected standard in maths61%, worse than England, worse than Derbyshire72%75%
Pupils taking tests23--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils199
Girls100
Boys99
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.37.2%
First language not English4.5%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.210
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.5.2%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.29
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.5
Average class size29.8

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
88.4%
Other White
4.5%
White and Black Caribbean
2%
African
2%
White and Asian
1%
Other mixed
1%
White and Black African
0.5%
Other Black
0.5%
Irish
0%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher24.9
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.13.8
Teachers (FTE)8
Teaching assistants (FTE)6.46
Support staff (FTE)9.92
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/258.2
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/257.4
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250.8

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.27
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.50
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.24
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.24
Applications from another local authority (Reception)18

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolDerbyshireEngland
Overall absence5.9%, worse than England, worse than Derbyshire4.9%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.15.2%, similar to England, worse than Derbyshire11.6%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.1.1%, similar to England, similar to Derbyshire0.9%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate1.6%
Pupils with one or more suspensions1.1%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Stanton Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.8 miSecondaryBlessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter
Outstanding
0.9 miPrimaryEdge Hill AcademyAcademy converter
Good
1.0 miSecondaryPaulet High SchoolAcademy converter
Good
1.1 miPrimaryFairmeadows Foundation Primary SchoolFoundation school
Good
1.1 miPrimaryThe Violet Way AcademyAcademy converter
Good
1.2 miPrimaryNewhall Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Requires improvement
1.3 miSecondaryMercia AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Requires improvement
1.3 miPrimaryRiver View Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter
Good
1.3 miPrimaryNewhall Infant SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.7 miSecondaryThe Pingle AcademyAcademy converter
Requires improvement

Frequently asked questions about Stanton Primary School

What is Stanton Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Stanton Primary School is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 28 Apr 2026. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Stanton Primary School rank in England?

Stanton Primary School ranks 13,474 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (worse than 89% of schools).

What are Stanton Primary School's SATs results?

In 2024/25, 43% of pupils at Stanton Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 63%).

How hard is it to get into Stanton Primary School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Stanton Primary School made 27 offers from 50 applications (1.9 per offer), and 24 of 24 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Stanton Primary School?

Stanton Primary School has 199 pupils aged 4 to 11.

What is the capacity of Stanton Primary School?

Stanton Primary School had 210 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Stanton Primary School?

At Stanton Primary School, the average class had 29.8 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 24.9 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Stanton Primary School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Stanton Primary School missed 5.9% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 15.2% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.