Eton Park Junior Academy, Burton-on-Trent

From the headteacher's welcome: "At Eton Park Junior Academy, we believe that every child deserves the very best opportunities to belong, progress and thrive. While we hold the highest expectations for learning and behaviour, we know that true success is about more than academic achievement alone. That is why we place equal importance on our children's emotional well-being, cultural experiences, and health."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, hockey, dance, choir, gardening and book club.

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 45% of Year 6 pupils at Eton Park Junior Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 50% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 77% in Staffordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 57% in reading and 54% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

Across Staffordshire, 95% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Staffordshire lodged 86 appeals against primary school offers; 53 reached a hearing and 8 succeeded (15.1% of those heard).

The nearest other state primary schools to Eton Park Junior Academy are Horninglow Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 66% reading, 45% maths); Lansdowne Infant Academy (0.4 miles, Good); Scientia Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 68% reading, 67% maths); and Samuel Allsopp Primary and Nursery School (0.8 miles, Good, 63% reading, 81% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Eton Park Junior Academy.

Eton Park Junior Academy is one of 7 schools run by Affinity Learning Partnership, an academy trust.

47.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 62.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (46%), White British (26%) and Black (7%).

In 2026, 39 pupils (19.8%) received SEN support and 6 (3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Burton-on-Trent Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Chesterton Road (adjacent), 110 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Eton Park Junior Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 201 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Staffordshire (86), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Eton Park Junior Academy issued 2 suspensions, 0.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Eton Park Junior Academy are The de Ferrers Academy (0.5 miles) and Abbot Beyne School (1.3 miles).