Options Trent Acres School, Burton on Trent
Options Trent Acres School is a special school for pupils aged 5 to 19 in Burton on Trent.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Options Trent Acres School in detail
Options Trent Acres School in its own words
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Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to Options Trent Acres School are Rugeley School (3.5 miles, Good); Longdon Hall School (3.5 miles); Rocklands School (3.7 miles, Good); and Beacon Independent School (4.6 miles).
Rugeley SchoolLongdon Hall SchoolRocklands SchoolBeacon Independent School
Who goes there
Almost every pupil at Options Trent Acres School has an education, health and care plan (139 of 139 in 2026).
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Options Trent Acres School.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Archers Business Park (opposite), 40 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 2 crimes within a mile of the school, most often criminal damage and arson and violence and sexual offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Staffordshire (86).
Sources: DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASISI Inspection Reports
Independent schools in England are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), not Ofsted. Ofsted last inspected this school in 19 July 2023, before the latest ISI inspection.
Routine Inspection
9 June 2026
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby schools
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 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.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
139 pupils
141 places
2 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
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
8,807
Applications
7,681
Got 1st preference
91.9%
Got preferred school
98.5%
All secondary applications across Staffordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
0
SEN Support
139
EHC Plans
100.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Options Trent Acres School is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
No need-level breakdown available
Pupil Demographics
Key Indicators
139
Total Pupils
91
Boys
48
Girls
2026 academic year
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Options Trent Acres School
Questions parents ask about Options Trent Acres School
What are GCSE results like at Options Trent Acres School?
The Department for Education's GCSE measures do not count IGCSEs, which many independent schools take instead of GCSEs, so the Attainment 8 and English and maths figures it publishes for Options Trent Acres School can understate its results. We do not rank or compare them; ask the school for its own GCSE and IGCSE results.
When was Options Trent Acres School last inspected?
Options Trent Acres School is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) rather than Ofsted. Its most recent ISI inspection was a routine inspection in June 2026.
How many pupils go to Options Trent Acres School?
Options Trent Acres School has around 139 pupils on roll.
Does Options Trent Acres School have specialist SEN provision?
Options Trent Acres School is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
How do I apply to Options Trent Acres School?
Options Trent Acres School is an independent school and runs its own admissions rather than going through the local authority. Contact the school directly for entry requirements, assessment dates, fees and any bursaries.
How many road collisions happen near Options Trent Acres School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 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 Options Trent Acres School?
Options Trent Acres School is at Alrewas Road, Kings Bromley, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, DE13 7HR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)