Winshill Village Primary and Nursery School, Burton-on-Trent

Good
Primary
Academy sponsor led
Mixed
Ages 211

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~747m)Possible (~1.1km)Unlikely (~1.4km)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Lydia Howard
Pupils:252 / 210 capacity
LA:Staffordshire
Phone:01283247570
Address:Brough Road, Winshill, Burton-on-Trent, DE15 0DH
Trust:JOHN TAYLOR MAT
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 July 2018

Ofsted Rating

Good

Overall

URN:146085
UKPRN:10068034
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Burton and Uttoxeter
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

Winshill Village is a warm, inclusive school where every child feels they belong. Leaders create a culture of respect and kindness, with excellent support for vulnerable pupils and those with additional needs. The school provides fantastic enrichment opportunities including clubs, trips and community partnerships that help pupils grow into confident, well-rounded individuals.

Key Strengths

  • Strong safeguarding culture with open reporting and effective management of concerns
  • Effective behaviour systems with good support for pupils' emotional wellbeing and well-being buddies
  • Excellent inclusion provision with tailored support plans and specialist hubs for pupils with complex needs
  • Extensive enrichment programme including sports, cooking, gardening clubs and community links
  • Effective early years provision with warm relationships and careful consideration of children's different starting points

Areas for Improvement

  • End of key stage 2 results in reading, writing and mathematics were lower than previous years
  • Some pupils do not produce the same quality of handwriting and presentation in wider curriculum subjects as in English and mathematics
  • Some tasks in the wider curriculum do not allow pupils to develop ideas fully or think as deeply about content
  • Early years activities are sometimes not precisely matched to intended learning, reducing purposefulness

Safeguarding

Safeguarding standards are met with leaders creating an open and positive culture where all legal requirements are met and pupils feel safe.

Extracurricular Activities

Sports clubs, cooking club, gardening club, school choir, church performances, community care home visits, sledging, mud kitchen, sand pit activities

Winshill Village Primary and Nursery School provides a welcoming, inclusive environment where pupils feel safe and supported. Leaders have established effective systems for behaviour, safeguarding and inclusion, with pupils achieving at expected standards across the curriculum.

At a Glance

29.5%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-39ppMaths-13ppWriting-26pp

Reading has declined from 95% to 56%. Maths has declined from 81% to 68%. Writing has declined from 86% to 60%.

Class Sizes

28.8

Avg class size

28.3

Infant (KS1)

30.5

KS2

8

Total classes

2 classes with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Brough Road (adj)
247m · 4 min walk
Bladon Street (adj)
274m · 4 min walk
Canterbury Road (adj)
291m · 5 min walk
Empire Road (adj)
352m · 6 min walk
Newfield Road (adj)
443m · 7 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

120%

Over capacity

252 pupils

210 capacity

42 places over capacity

Area Demand Pressure - Burton-on-Trent

Low pressure
New homes approved:1,759
Projected new pupils:440

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Burton-on-Trent

Admissions Demand - Staffordshire

Low demand0.79x oversubscription

Places available

10,783

Applications

8,531

Got 1st preference

95.6%

Got preferred school

99.2%

Primary admissions across Staffordshire (2025/26)

Inspection History(103)

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Good
Date not published by Ofsted
Good
Date not published by Ofsted
Good

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.90049%

Overall absence

12.63736%

Persistent absence

182

Enrolments

Authorised3.87484%
Unauthorised1.02565%
Persistent (10%+)12.63736%
Severe (50%+)0.54945%

Absence trend

3.78759%
18/19
4.82093%
20/21
6.22887%
21/22
6.30939%
22/23
4.97058%
23/24
4.90049%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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