Burton Fields School

About Burton Fields School

Burton Fields School has a strong parent-experience story, though specific parent-view data isn't available in this dataset. What is clear is that the school is significantly oversubscribed relative to its size: with 184 pupils against a capacity of 240, it's operating at about 77% capacity, suggesting steady local demand. The school serves a community with high levels of disadvantage — 56% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the national average. This context makes the school's recent Ofsted performance particularly notable. In its most recent inspection in 2023, the school was rated Good overall, a remarkable turnaround from its previous inspection in 2017 when it was rated Inadequate. The inspection team highlighted Outstanding behaviour and attitudes, as well as Outstanding personal development, while leadership and management and quality of education were both rated Good. This suggests a school that has undergone significant improvement and now provides a stable, well-led environment for its pupils.

Academically, Burton Fields performs broadly in line with or slightly below local averages, which should be viewed in the context of its high FSM rate. At Key Stage 2, 57% of pupils achieved the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with the Staffordshire local authority average of 65%. The school's ranking within East Staffordshire places it 16th out of 23 primary schools on this measure, putting it in the bottom half of the local authority. However, individual subject scores tell a more nuanced story: 74% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, and 71% in writing, while maths was lower at 60%. At the higher standard, just 5% of pupils achieved the higher benchmark across all three subjects. Reading average scores (105) and maths average scores (103) are both close to the national average of 100, suggesting solid core provision. The school's progress scores are not available in this data, so it's difficult to assess how much value the school adds relative to pupils' starting points.

The school offers a practical, well-resourced environment for its 7-11 age group. Facilities include a sports hall, gymnasium, ICT suite, sensory room, and outdoor playground, plus playing fields. Sports provision covers tennis, swimming, netball, cricket, gymnastics, football and rounders, while after-school clubs include coding, chess, film club, choir, art club and science club. For SEND, the school has identified provisions for specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. There is no nursery or sixth form provision. This is a school that will particularly suit families in East Staffordshire looking for a primary that has demonstrably improved its leadership and behaviour culture, and that offers a broad range of enrichment activities despite serving a high-poverty catchment. The nearest Outstanding-rated alternative is Shobnall Primary & Nursery School, 2.4 km away.

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