Lansdowne Infant Academy, Burton-on-Trent
Lansdowne Infant Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 7 in Burton-on-Trent, part of Affinity Learning Partnership. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in December 2011. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in November 2024 did not change this grade. It was 89% full in 2025.
- Ofsted
- Good (2011)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Staffordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Lansdowne Infant Academy in detail
Lansdowne Infant Academy in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Lansdowne Infant Academy is a dynamic school with big ambitions! We believe that all children can achieve excellence in their learning. We provide all pupils with a quality of education which enables pupils to believe in themselves, achieve beyond their expectations and develop the skills needed to enjoy and succeed in lifelong learning."
Headteacher's welcome (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting a place at Lansdowne Infant Academy
For September 2026 entry, 49 families put Lansdowne Infant Academy as their first choice and 58 named it as one of their preferences, for 50 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Lansdowne Infant Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Lansdowne Infant Academy are Eton Park Junior Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 45% reading, 50% maths); Samuel Allsopp Primary and Nursery School (0.4 miles, Good, 63% reading, 81% maths); Horninglow Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 66% reading, 45% maths); and Holy Trinity CofE (C) Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 59% reading, 56% maths).
Eton Park Junior AcademySamuel Allsopp Primary and Nursery SchoolHorninglow Primary SchoolHoly Trinity CofE (C) Primary School
The trust
Lansdowne Infant Academy is one of 7 schools run by Affinity Learning Partnership, an academy trust.
Who goes there
72% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Asian (53%), White British (18%) and Black (7%).
Staffing
Lansdowne Infant Academy had 12 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Burton-on-Trent Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sydney Street (adjacent), 150 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Lansdowne Infant Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 270 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.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Lansdowne Infant Academy issued 2 suspensions, 1.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Lansdowne Infant Academy are The de Ferrers Academy (0.9 miles) and Abbot Beyne School (1 mile).
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from December 2011, 14 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's November 2024 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
This school creates a welcoming, values-driven environment where children thrive academically and socially. Reading is taught exceptionally well with daily phonics from Nursery, helping all pupils progress toward fluency. The school works hard to ensure every child has access to enriching experiences like trips and clubs, carefully removing cost as a barrier.
Key Strengths
- Strong reading programme with consistent phonics teaching from Nursery onwards, helping pupils become fluent readers
- Well-planned curriculum for mathematics with secure foundational number knowledge
- Effective support for pupils with SEND, with teachers given useful information to adapt learning
- Strong behaviour and attendance focus, with renewed strategies showing improvements
- Enriching experiences including trips, clubs (gymnastics, cricket, art and craft), and weekly news discussions to bring learning to life
Areas for Improvement
- Too many pupils have poor attendance, missing significant school time and learning
- Checking of pupils' understanding is not consistently done across all subjects, meaning misconceptions are sometimes missed and pupils are not challenged at the right pace
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective. The school has created a positive culture around safeguarding and puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Gymnastics, cricket, art and craft club, visits to the national forest, visits to places of worship, school council, weekly news discussions, charity days
Lansdowne Infant Academy has maintained good standards since its previous inspection. The school lives its values of 'work hard, be kind, choose wisely' and creates a happy, supportive environment where pupils behave considerately and enjoy their learning.
At a Glance
33.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
25.9
Avg class size
26.3
Infant (KS1)
8
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
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Term dates
Lansdowne Infant Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Staffordshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Lansdowne Infant Academy is in Staffordshire; for families living there:
Apply to Staffordshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 30
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 7
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 30 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 23 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Staffordshire is 5 (the median across 457 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Your chances of a place at Lansdowne Infant Academy
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
89%
Available places
161 pupils
180 places
19 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Burton-on-Trent
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Burton-on-Trent
Across Staffordshire council
Places available
10,768
Applications
8,344
Got 1st preference
95.1%
Got preferred school
99.1%
All primary applications across Staffordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
25
SEN Support
7
EHC Plans
15.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
207
Total Pupils
95
Boys
112
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
12
Teachers
17.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£46,663
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,111
Per pupil
£1211k
Total funding
£105k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
7.9%
Overall absence
29.2%
Persistent absence
120
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Lansdowne Infant Academy
Questions parents ask about Lansdowne Infant Academy
What is Lansdowne Infant Academy's Ofsted rating?
Lansdowne Infant Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in November 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in December 2011, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Lansdowne Infant Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Lansdowne Infant Academy is oversubscribed, Staffordshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Lansdowne Infant Academy?
Lansdowne Infant Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 89% of its 180 places.
How big are the classes at Lansdowne Infant Academy?
Classes at Lansdowne Infant Academy average 25.9 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Lansdowne Infant Academy?
Lansdowne Infant Academy has around 207 pupils on roll. 33% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Lansdowne Infant Academy?
7.9% of sessions were missed at Lansdowne Infant Academy in 2024/25. 29.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Lansdowne Infant Academy?
Apply through Staffordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Lansdowne Infant Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Lansdowne Infant Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 30 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 23 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Staffordshire is 5 (the median across 457 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Lansdowne Infant Academy?
Lansdowne Infant Academy is at Goodman Street, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE14 2RE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)