Tower View Primary School, Burton-on-Trent
Tower View Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Burton-on-Trent, part of Endeavour Multi Academy Trust. It was 81% full in 2025.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
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
Tower View Primary School in detail
Tower View Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Tower View is a respectful, trustworthy and open-minded team . Everyone is supportive and supported; all are welcome and included and treated equally. We work together. A nurturing place where everyone is valued along with the skills/ thoughts and knowledge they bring. A place where everyone feels listened to; that they have voice and that they belong. All are celebrated."
From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Tower View Primary, right at the heart of the Winshill community! Our extensive grounds provide an ideal setting for all sorts of adventures, and we're proud to take full advantage of them with our engaging Forest School programme, which runs throughout the year."
The school runs after-school care until 4:30pm.
Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
Tower View Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 124046), 64% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 55% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Tower View Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 24 families put Tower View Primary School as their first choice and 45 named it as one of their preferences, for 24 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Tower View Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Tower View Primary School are Winshill Village Primary and Nursery School (0.3 miles, Good, 56% reading, 68% maths); Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.6 miles, Requires improvement, 60% reading, 60% maths); Holy Trinity CofE (C) Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 59% reading, 56% maths); and The Violet Way Academy (1.3 miles, Good).
Winshill Village Primary and Nursery SchoolHoly Rosary Catholic Voluntary AcademyHoly Trinity CofE (C) Primary SchoolThe Violet Way Academy
The trust
Tower View Primary School is one of 7 schools run by Endeavour Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Burton-on-Trent Rail Station, about 1.8 miles away in a straight line.
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cairns Close (adjacent), 80 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Tower View Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Tower View Primary School are Abbot Beyne School (0.6 miles), Paulet High School (1.3 miles), Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy (1.5 miles) and Mercia Academy (1.6 miles).
Abbot Beyne SchoolPaulet High SchoolBlessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary AcademyMercia Academy
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
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
Tower View Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in May 2025. Before that, as Tower View Primary School (URN 124046), it was rated Good in November 2021.
At a Glance
30.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
24.1
Avg class size
19.0
Infant (KS1)
26.6
KS2
12
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
Results at Tower View Primary School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 124046). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 69% to 64% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 69% to 55% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 49% to 59% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Tower View Primary School
Newsletter Monday 28th September 2026
28 Sep 2026
Newsletter Monday 21st September 2026
21 Sep 2026
Newsletter Monday 14th September 2026
14 Sep 2026
Newsletter Monday 7th September 2026
7 Sep 2026
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Social & online
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Tower View Primary School.
- Winshill Childcare After School Club430m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Tower View Primary School 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
Check free transport to Tower View Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Tower View Primary School 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
- 8
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 4 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
2 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
Your chances of a place at Tower View Primary School
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- The straight-line distance from your home to Tower View Primary School.
- Staffordshire publishes last distance offered figures, but none for Tower View Primary School that we hold, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
- Applications, first choices and offers at Tower View Primary School for 2026 entry.
- How many families in Staffordshire got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
- The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
- Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
81%
Available places
342 pupils
420 places
78 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
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
63
SEN Support
12
EHC Plans
23.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
321
Total Pupils
165
Boys
156
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
17
Teachers
18.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£47,610
Mean salary
2026 data
Absence at Tower View Primary School before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 124046). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
5.7%
Overall absence
12.8%
Persistent absence
321
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
Questions parents ask about Tower View Primary School
Are there exam results for Tower View Primary School?
Tower View Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 124046), 64% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 55% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Tower View Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Tower View Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in May 2025. Before that, as Tower View Primary School (URN 124046), it was rated Good in November 2021.
What is the catchment area for Tower View Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Tower View Primary School is oversubscribed, Staffordshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Tower View Primary School?
Tower View Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 81% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Tower View Primary School?
Classes at Tower View Primary School average 24.1 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Tower View Primary School?
Tower View Primary School has around 321 pupils on roll. 30% are eligible for free school meals.
How do I apply to Tower View Primary School?
Apply through Staffordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Tower View Primary School 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.
Does Tower View Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Tower View Primary School: Winshill Childcare After School Club (430m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Tower View Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 4 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 2 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 Tower View Primary School?
Tower View Primary School is at Vancouver Drive, Winshill, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE15 0EZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)