School admissions in Burton-on-Trent
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 25 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Burton-on-Trent in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 27 schools in Burton-on-Trent first 1,020 times for 1,013 places: 1.01 first choices per place. 7 of the 27 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 6 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.36 miles (Horninglow Primary School) to 3.29 miles (All Saints CofE (C) Primary School).
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 7 schools in Burton-on-Trent first 1,380 times for 1,374 places: 1.00 first choices per place. 2 of the 7 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: John Taylor High School, to 4.95 miles.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
Reception places, September 2026
27 schools. 7 received more first preferences than they had places.
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.
Year 7 places, September 2026
7 schools. 2 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy | 1.54 | 118 | not published |
| John Taylor High School | 1.04 | 242 | 4.949 miles |
| John Taylor Free School | 0.96 | 181 | 4.129 miles |
| The de Ferrers Academy | 0.94 | 398 | 2.675 miles |
| Abbot Beyne School | 0.93 | 146 | 1.361 miles |
| Paget High School | 0.92 | 119 | not published |
| Paulet High School | 0.91 | 170 | 2.192 miles |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.