Bladon House School, Burton-on-Trent

Ofsted's report card from its 30 June 2026 inspection grades Bladon House School on 7 areas: 4 strong standard and 3 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Pupils' attendance has improved significantly."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders have created a highly effective inclusive culture, where every pupil is treated as a unique and valued individual."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "The proprietor and leaders are absolutely dedicated to ensuring that the school provides every pupil with the opportunity to thrive and belong at Bladon House School."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Personal development is a considerable strength of the school and is woven purposefully throughout pupils' daily experiences."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils, parents and carers recognise the value of the school's provision and speak positively about the impact it has had on pupils' lives."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have designed a curriculum that responds effectively to pupils' varied starting points, with a clear emphasis on addressing gaps in pupils' prior learning."

Post-16 provision - Expected standard. "Leaders have designed 'pathways' for post-16 students to access their learning."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that their high ambition for the curriculum and teaching is embedded consistently, including ensuring that the design of learning tasks routinely enable pupils to deepen their learning further over time".

In its own words: "Our aim is for young people to leave the school as active citizen in their communities. We use the Bladon Way to help embed 4 important positive behaviours for young people, which are crucial in enabling this. Whilst at the school these are used to ensure young people are active citizens of the Bladon House School community."

The nearest other special schools to Bladon House School are The Fountains High School (1.8 miles, Good); The Fountains Primary School (1.8 miles, Good); The Bayleaf Hub (2 miles); and Longdon Park School (2.9 miles).

Almost every pupil at Bladon House School has an education, health and care plan (63 of 63 in 2026).

Bladon House School is approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014, so parents can ask for it to be named in their child's education, health and care (EHC) plan.

The nearest railway station is Burton-on-Trent Rail Station, about 1.9 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bladon House School (adjacent), 310 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Bladon House School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 30 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Derbyshire (50).