Secondary schools in Burton-on-Trent
7 secondary schools in Burton-on-Trent, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings.
Burton-on-Trent in figures
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, against 0.98 across the Staffordshire authority's 49 schools. 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.
- Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy
- Abbot Beyne School
- John Taylor Free School
- John Taylor High School
- Paget High School
- Paulet High School
- The de Ferrers Academy
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Primary schools in Burton-on-Trent →
Browse by authority: Staffordshire · compare schools side by side · the map. School data: DfE & Ofsted, Open Government Licence v3.0.