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Edge Hill Academy

Primary · Burton-on-Trent · DE15 9NX

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 31 January 2024

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At a glance

344 pupils · 96% of 360 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
16.3% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
9.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
7.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.edgehill.fierte.org
URN
147569

In figures

An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 31 January 2024 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. The council did not publish a cutoff distance for 2024 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 3

The council did not publish a cutoff distance for 2024 entry.

Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

86 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
64%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
3%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
104
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
105
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school64%
Median of its 12 closest peers70%
Staffordshire average66.2%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Southam Primary SchoolSoutham · 38 miles awayStrong standard76%
Irchester Community Primary SchoolWellingborough · 54 miles awayGood71%
Mapplewells Primary and Nursery SchoolSutton-in-Ashfield · 27 miles awayOutstanding89%
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary AcademyHeywood · 61 miles awayGood66%
Kirkby Woodhouse SchoolNottingham · 25 miles awayGood69%
St John's CofE Primary School, DukinfieldDukinfield · 51 miles awayExpected standard83%
Front Street Community Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · 149 miles awayOutstanding82%
St Joseph's Catholic AcademyStockton-on-Tees · 125 miles awayGood56%
Hillhouse CofE Primary SchoolWaltham Abbey · 103 miles awayGood43%
St Philip's CofE Primary School, AthertonManchester · 62 miles awayGood71%
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolWirral · 75 miles awayGood56%
Treleigh Community Primary SchoolRedruth · 234 miles awayGood52%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 80% (Staffordshire 80%, England 60%) · Any other White background 9% (Staffordshire 4%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Staffordshire 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Staffordshire 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Staffordshire 2%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Staffordshire 1%, England 2%) · Black African 1% (Staffordshire 2%, England 5%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Staffordshire 0%, England 1%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
10.3%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Staffordshire: 1.97 suspensions and 0.07 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
24.9
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

85% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 6% moved to another state school · 9% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

60% of teachers took sickness absence, 10.7 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £46,311; 16.7% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£5,092
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 80% (77%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (8%) · supplies and services 9% (9%) · educational supplies 8% (4%) · bought-in professional services 0% (2%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £61,000; in-year balance +£272,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher17.9%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications26.3%18.1%
In managerial or professional work15.8%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways25.3%18.1%
Residents in very good health39.8%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier49.5%62.3%
Social housing39.2%17.1%
Privately rented11.2%20.5%
Detached houses5.5%22.9%
Flats35.5%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms6.6%21.1%
Households with no car or van28.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01029452 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£168,000305 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£135,000–£205,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (46)£242,000
Semi-detached (124)£179,500
Terraced (113)£150,000
Flat (22)£88,500

Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
0an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
6an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
3an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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