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St Modwen's Catholic Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Burton-on-Trent · DE13 0AJ

Ages 3–11 · 361 pupils · Staffordshire

School website

KS2 expected (RWM)

68%

Overall absence

5.1%

Admissions demand

0.98 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)68%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.1%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
4.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
336

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.98 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

47

Places offered

48

1st-preference offers

47

Total preferences (any rank)
82
Preferred offers (top 3)
48
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill86%

361 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
361
Boys / girls
182 / 179
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
361 / 420 (86%)
Free school meals
19.9%
FSM pupils
72
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Archdiocese of Birmingham
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mrs Andrea Sherratt

Location

Address
Tutbury Road
Postcode
DE13 0AJ
Town
Burton-on-Trent
County
Staffordshire
Local authority
Staffordshire
District
East Staffordshire
Constituency
Burton and Uttoxeter
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, 361 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 19.9%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Archdiocese of Birmingham.

Open schools in Burton-on-Trent
45
Primary schools in Burton-on-Trent
32
Academies among open schools in Burton-on-Trent
73% (33)
Open schools in DE13
23
Primary in DE13
17
Open schools in Staffordshire LA
458
Primary in Staffordshire LA
309

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in Burton-on-TrentNear DE13

  • Outwoods Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Burton-on-Trent · DE13 0AS · Staffordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM27.4%
    • Demand0.94

    0.2 miles away

  • Burton Fields School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Burton-On-Trent · DE14 2PJ · Staffordshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence7.2%
    • FSM63.0%

    0.3 miles away

  • John of Rolleston Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Burton-on-Trent · DE13 9AG · Staffordshire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM11.6%
    • Demand0.95

    0.9 miles away

  • Horninglow Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Burton-on-Trent · DE13 0SW · Staffordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM38.0%
    • Demand1.17

    0.9 miles away

  • Scientia Academy

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Burton-upon-Trent · DE13 0UF · Staffordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS256%
    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM20.5%
    • Demand1.03

    1.0 miles away

  • Eton Park Junior Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Burton-on-Trent · DE14 2SG · Staffordshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS234%
    • Absence8.3%
    • FSM47.7%

    1.0 miles away

  • Lansdowne Infant Academy

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Burton-on-Trent · DE14 2RE · Staffordshire

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence9.0%
    • FSM33.3%
    • Demand0.98

    1.4 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Andrea Sherratt
Website
www.st-modwens.staffs.sch.uk/

Official links