Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School, Burton-on-Trent
Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Burton-on-Trent, part of John Taylor MAT. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in April 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in December 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 12th-highest of the 23 schools in Burton-on-Trent with published results, and 7,614th of 14,452 across England. It was 85% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2019)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than 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
Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils at Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 70% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 77% in Staffordshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 88% in reading and 76% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 12 families put Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School as their first choice and 30 named it as one of their preferences, for 14 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 Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School are The Richard Crosse CofE Primary School (1.9 miles, Good, 81% reading, 69% maths); Thomas Russell Infants School (3.2 miles, Good); Thomas Russell Junior School (3.3 miles, Outstanding, 94% reading, 84% maths); and All Saints Church of England Primary and Nursery School (3.3 miles, 97% reading, 91% maths).
Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.
The Richard Crosse CofE Primary SchoolThomas Russell Infants SchoolThomas Russell Junior SchoolAll Saints Church of England Primary and Nursery School
The trust
Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School is one of 21 schools run by John Taylor MAT, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 71% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
What parents say
34 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School (as of September 2025): 74% would recommend the school, 91% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (97%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (50%).
Who goes there
10.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 3.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 11 pupils (9.9%) received SEN support and 1 (0.9%) 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 autism.
Staffing
Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School had 8 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Churchfields (opposite), 330 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 0 crimes within a mile of the school. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Staffordshire (86).
Suspensions and exclusions
Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; 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
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from April 2019, 7 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 December 2024 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Yoxall St Peter's excels at creating a warm, caring community where children feel valued and safe. The school prioritises reading and language skills across all subjects, helping pupils become confident learners. Pupils are given genuine leadership opportunities that develop their character, confidence and understanding of empathy.
Key Strengths
- Pupils feel safe and have trusting relationships with staff in a calm, orderly culture
- Strong focus on language development and phonics helps pupils become confident, fluent readers
- Leadership opportunities are abundant, with pupils taking on roles as ambassadors, librarians and representatives
- Improved support for pupils with SEND and better identification of learning needs
- High attendance rates achieved through effective school and family engagement
Areas for Improvement
- Curriculum is not consistently adapted to meet different needs and starting points of all pupils, meaning some do not receive sufficient support
- Monitoring systems for checking how well pupils are learning in some subjects are still in early stages, so the school lacks a clear picture of pupil progress in those areas
- Staff need further skills and knowledge to adjust curriculum effectively for all learners
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with pupils confident that staff look after them well and trusting relationships at the heart of the school.
Extracurricular Activities
Sporting clubs, musical clubs, library roles, ambassador positions
Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School has maintained good standards since its previous inspection. The school provides a caring, nurturing environment where pupils develop mature attitudes and enjoy learning.
At a Glance
10.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
34 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 88% to 83% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 76% to 70% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 74% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
28.3
Avg class size
3
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School
Term dates
Yoxall St Peter's CofE 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 Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Yoxall St Peter's CofE 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
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- 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, 1 serious and 0 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 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 Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School
Will you get a place at Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School? Get the admissions report
Your home postcode, set against Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School's admissions figures, in one report saved to your account.
What the report includes for Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School:
- The straight-line distance from your home to Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School.
- Staffordshire publishes last distance offered figures, but none for Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School that we hold, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
- Applications, first choices and offers at Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School for 2017 to 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.
£9.99 once
One school, inc. VAT. Or £19.99 for up to three schools.
Pro £9 a month, every report included, cancel any time
A report for any school, plus everything else in Pro.
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
85%
Available places
119 pupils
140 places
21 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(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
11
SEN Support
1
EHC Plans
10.8%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
111
Total Pupils
54
Boys
57
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
8
Teachers
13.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£45,235
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,493
Per pupil
£734k
Total funding
£23k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.0%
Overall absence
1.8%
Persistent absence
109
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School
What are SATs results like at Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School?
Of the pupils at Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 83% reached the expected standard in reading and 70% did so in maths.
What is Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in December 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in April 2019, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Yoxall St Peter's CofE 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 Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School?
Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 85% of its 140 places.
How big are the classes at Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School?
Classes at Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School average 28.3 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 Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School?
Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School has around 111 pupils on roll. 11% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School?
3% of sessions were missed at Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School in 2024/25. 1.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School?
Apply through Staffordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Yoxall St Peter's CofE 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.
How many road collisions happen near Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary 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, 1 serious and 0 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 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 Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School?
Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School is at King Street, Yoxall, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE13 8NF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)